Trump could send Americans $2k tariff checks

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flown-the-coop
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In reply to BusterAg • 12:52p, 10/4/25
If we can take tariff revenue and distribute it back out to taxpayers who will buy more tariffed goods generating more revenue and more handouts!

Where's the two teas guy when you need him!

If Trump wants to consider this, now is not the time. Save if for a rainy day between now and November 2026.

There's too much other winning to be had right now.
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In reply to BusterAg • 3:08p, 10/4/25
BusterAg said:
IIIHorn said:
BusterAg said:
IIIHorn said:
A poor attempt at compensating for a bad idea.

What was the bad idea?

Why was it bad?

Sorry that my post was pretty vague.

I am not in favor of tariffs.

The world would be a better place with free trade.

So would world peace, governments that have no corruption, etc.

I have no problem with Trump giving away tax rebates for whatever reason. If he collects enough money in tariffs to pay for this, than I'm ok with it.

I'm already taxed enough.

Our elected officials need to learn to balance the budget without playing games with my spending habits.
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3:16p, 10/4/25



I WANT MY $2(000)!!!
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In reply to infinity ag • 3:20p, 10/4/25
infinity ag said:
If this is true and Trump is not trolling, then BAD TRUMP.

Here is what he should do instead.

1. Take all the tariff money and put it towards the federal debt. It won't be significant but it will show everyone that he is serious about the debt.
2. If he doesn't want to do it and do something populist instead, send the money to people who are not wealthy and struggling, not to wealthy folks like most of us here. I would like Homeless Steve to get $2000 instead of Trump sending me a check for example.

The American habit of not saving and blowing up any spare cash they get their hands on needs to be curbed and curtailed.


Trump could send Americans $2k tariff checks: How to invest it
https://finance.yahoo.com/video/trump-could-send-americans-2k-173020363.html

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US President Trump has floated giving American taxpayers an up to $2,000 check, in a payment "almost like a dividend" funded by tariffs.

PNC Asset Management Group chief investment officer Amanda Agati and Yahoo Finance Senior Reporters Brooke DiPalma and Ines Ferr discuss the potential Trump check.


Hello folks......My name is Homeless Steve and my address is...........
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In reply to flown-the-coop • 3:38p, 10/4/25
Zero chance of increased domestic investment?
It takes a special kind of brainwashed useful idiot to politically defend government fraud, waste, and abuse.
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In reply to BusterAg • 4:03p, 10/4/25
I was being sarcastic.

I don't need any tariff dividend but if the job market remains sketchy and healthcare costs are to be controlled, a little stimulus doesn't give me heartburn.

I was poking fun at the poor math most are capable of.

Pay down the debt, work on the infrastructure. That would be my use of funds.
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4:04p, 10/4/25
Money is fungible or in the US just made up. How do we know these are really tariff dividends?
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In reply to infinity ag • 10:02p, 10/4/25
infinity ag said:
GeorgiAg said:
infinity ag said:
The American habit of not saving and blowing up any spare cash they get their hands on needs to be curbed and curtailed.

Good luck with that.


I know.

But think about this. If the entire country spends and spends, we have an economy that is moving and booming. But if YOU save and spend wisely, you are the smart one in a sea of dunderheads. So when you get to 60, you have many millions stashed away for a comfortable retirement while your spend-thrift friends are all struggling and begging each other for money.



Yes I'll have more money saved, but when the spendthrifts have caused a ton of demand with their over-spending, and the government has caused in a ton of inflation with giveaways like this, all I will actually have is a whole lot of worthless dollars. The idiots not saving can and will hurt me no matter what I do.
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In reply to Ol Army 09 • 11:12a, 10/5/25
Ol Army 09 said:
infinity ag said:
GeorgiAg said:
infinity ag said:
The American habit of not saving and blowing up any spare cash they get their hands on needs to be curbed and curtailed.

Good luck with that.


I know.

But think about this. If the entire country spends and spends, we have an economy that is moving and booming. But if YOU save and spend wisely, you are the smart one in a sea of dunderheads. So when you get to 60, you have many millions stashed away for a comfortable retirement while your spend-thrift friends are all struggling and begging each other for money.



Yes I'll have more money saved, but when the spendthrifts have caused a ton of demand with their over-spending, and the government has caused in a ton of inflation with giveaways like this, all I will actually have is a whole lot of worthless dollars. The idiots not saving can and will hurt me no matter what I do.


Team Inflation:

Trump - imposes tariffs
Congress - authorizes the printing of more money

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In reply to IIIHorn • 11:13a, 10/5/25
IIIHorn said:
Ol Army 09 said:
infinity ag said:
GeorgiAg said:
infinity ag said:
The American habit of not saving and blowing up any spare cash they get their hands on needs to be curbed and curtailed.

Good luck with that.


I know.

But think about this. If the entire country spends and spends, we have an economy that is moving and booming. But if YOU save and spend wisely, you are the smart one in a sea of dunderheads. So when you get to 60, you have many millions stashed away for a comfortable retirement while your spend-thrift friends are all struggling and begging each other for money.



Yes I'll have more money saved, but when the spendthrifts have caused a ton of demand with their over-spending, and the government has caused in a ton of inflation with giveaways like this, all I will actually have is a whole lot of worthless dollars. The idiots not saving can and will hurt me no matter what I do.


Team Inflation:

Trump - imposes tariffs
Congress - authorizes the printing of more money


Last time the money machine went BRRRRR, which started during Trump's last administration, I loved spending the free money Trump gave me.

And if he wants to give me more, who am I to say no?
There are in fact two things, science and opinion; the former begets knowledge, the later ignorance. Hippocrates
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In reply to No Spin Ag • 11:48a, 10/5/25
No Spin Ag said:
IIIHorn said:
Ol Army 09 said:
infinity ag said:
GeorgiAg said:
infinity ag said:
The American habit of not saving and blowing up any spare cash they get their hands on needs to be curbed and curtailed.

Good luck with that.


I know.

But think about this. If the entire country spends and spends, we have an economy that is moving and booming. But if YOU save and spend wisely, you are the smart one in a sea of dunderheads. So when you get to 60, you have many millions stashed away for a comfortable retirement while your spend-thrift friends are all struggling and begging each other for money.



Yes I'll have more money saved, but when the spendthrifts have caused a ton of demand with their over-spending, and the government has caused in a ton of inflation with giveaways like this, all I will actually have is a whole lot of worthless dollars. The idiots not saving can and will hurt me no matter what I do.


Team Inflation:

Trump - imposes tariffs
Congress - authorizes the printing of more money


Last time the money machine went BRRRRR, which started during Trump's last administration, I loved spending the free money Trump gave me.

And if he wants to give me more, who am I to say no?

Was the "money machine went BRRRRR" a reference to printing more money, a handout or both?

I apologize that I don't remember.
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11:51a, 10/5/25

"Brrrrr" in fact was most used in context of buying votes, Zuckbucks, that kind of thing, in 2020.

It also means fire up the printing press in many cases.
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11:58a, 10/5/25
If prices are higher I will consume less and waste less. That also can be a good thing.
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In reply to flown-the-coop • 12:18p, 10/5/25
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In reply to titan • 2:33p, 10/5/25
titan said:

"Brrrrr" in fact was most used in context of buying votes, Zuckbucks, that kind of thing, in 2020.

It also means fire up the printing press in many cases.


Printing press as in currency?

Same as Congress just authorized?
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In reply to Jenhon • 2:37p, 10/5/25
Jenhon said:
If prices are higher I will consume less and waste less. That also can be a good thing.


I'm already taxed enough.

Our elected officials need to learn to balance the budget without playing games with my spending habits.
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In reply to IIIHorn • 4:07p, 10/5/25
IIIHorn said:
titan said:

"Brrrrr" in fact was most used in context of buying votes, Zuckbucks, that kind of thing, in 2020.

It also means fire up the printing press in many cases.


Printing press as in currency?

Same as Congress just authorized?

Sorry, wasn't clear. No, as in printing ballots. Manufacturing votes. But it has been used for the currency type too in the past so that's valid.
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In reply to IIIHorn • 4:27p, 10/5/25
IIIHorn said:

Team Inflation:

Trump - imposes tariffs
Congress - authorizes the printing of more money

Liberalism
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In reply to IIIHorn • 4:31p, 10/5/25
IIIHorn said:
Jenhon said:
If prices are higher I will consume less and waste less. That also can be a good thing.


I'm already taxed enough.

Our elected officials need to learn to balance the budget without playing games with my spending habits.

Rs dont have 60 votes in the Senate and Democrats will not vote with Rs on anything let alone cutting spening.
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In reply to samurai_science • 4:35p, 10/5/25
samurai_science said:
IIIHorn said:
Jenhon said:
If prices are higher I will consume less and waste less. That also can be a good thing.


I'm already taxed enough.

Our elected officials need to learn to balance the budget without playing games with my spending habits.

Rs dont have 60 votes in the Senate and Democrats will not vote with Rs on anything let alone cutting spening.

It doesn't help that most R's are just a half-tad to the right of the Dems, fiscally.

Yet we keep electing them and wondering "Why don't they fix things?".
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In reply to titan • 5:21p, 10/5/25
titan said:
IIIHorn said:
titan said:

"Brrrrr" in fact was most used in context of buying votes, Zuckbucks, that kind of thing, in 2020.

It also means fire up the printing press in many cases.


Printing press as in currency?

Same as Congress just authorized?

Sorry, wasn't clear. No, as in printing ballots. Manufacturing votes. But it has been used for the currency type too in the past so that's valid.


Gotcha.

Thank you for the explanation.

So, No Spin Ag likes to spend my money?
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In reply to BigRobSA • 5:24p, 10/5/25
BigRobSA said:
IIIHorn said:

Team Inflation:

Trump - imposes tariffs
Congress - authorizes the printing of more money

Liberalism

I agree with your thumbs down on that.
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In reply to IIIHorn • 8:42p, 10/5/25
IIIHorn said:
titan said:
IIIHorn said:
titan said:

"Brrrrr" in fact was most used in context of buying votes, Zuckbucks, that kind of thing, in 2020.

It also means fire up the printing press in many cases.


Printing press as in currency?

Same as Congress just authorized?

Sorry, wasn't clear. No, as in printing ballots. Manufacturing votes. But it has been used for the currency type too in the past so that's valid.


Gotcha.

Thank you for the explanation.

So, No Spin Ag likes to spend my money?


Nah, he likes to spend the money that was stolen from him by the IRS ever year.
There are in fact two things, science and opinion; the former begets knowledge, the later ignorance. Hippocrates
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8:56p, 10/5/25
Funny how we're squabbling over billions being put in our countries bank account.embrace it!
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In reply to Timberwolf • 9:40p, 10/5/25
Timberwolf said:
Funny how we're squabbling over billions being put in our countries bank account.embrace it!

If you are referring to the tariffs, we're paying for it.
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In reply to Timberwolf • 7:45a, 10/6/25
Timberwolf said:
Funny how we're squabbling over billions being put in our countries bank account.embrace it!

Some folks would squabble is they got a million dollars cash delivered to their house because it was all in $1 bills........some folks are just born squabblers
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In reply to Timberwolf • 7:50a, 10/6/25
Timberwolf said:
Funny how we're squabbling over billions being put in our countries bank account.embrace it!


That's because conservatives are supposed to be against corporate tax increases.
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In reply to IIIHorn • 8:07a, 10/6/25
IIIHorn said:

Team Inflation:

Trump - imposes tariffs
Congress - authorizes the printing of more money


Inflation always has been and always will be a monetary phenomenon.

Tariffs are not that.

Tariffs do not cause systemwide inflation, only shifting the prices of some things up, and the prices of some things down.
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In reply to Gnome Sayin • 8:16a, 10/6/25
hope ur correct...still sitting on a lot I paid $8.25 a share.
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8:26a, 10/6/25
This will certainly be means tested just like the last covid giveaway.
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In reply to BusterAg • 8:30a, 10/6/25
BusterAg said:
IIIHorn said:

Team Inflation:

Trump - imposes tariffs
Congress - authorizes the printing of more money


Inflation always has been and always will be a monetary phenomenon.

Tariffs are not that.

Tariffs do not cause systemwide inflation, only shifting the prices of some things up, and the prices of some things down.

Maybe not systemwide but it does cause prices to increase for a significant portion of purchased goods and possibly services.
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In reply to IIIHorn • 8:34a, 10/6/25
IIIHorn said:
BusterAg said:
IIIHorn said:

Team Inflation:

Trump - imposes tariffs
Congress - authorizes the printing of more money


Inflation always has been and always will be a monetary phenomenon.

Tariffs are not that.

Tariffs do not cause systemwide inflation, only shifting the prices of some things up, and the prices of some things down.

Maybe not systemwide but it does cause prices to increase for a significant portion of purchased goods and possibly services.

Given our market, and what money is moving where in mass, it also probably keeps the rents from climbing as fast as they would otherwise and gasoline prices cheaper.

If not those trade-off, there have to be similar trade-offs somewhere. That's not opinion, it the maths.
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In reply to Archie86 • 8:37a, 10/6/25
Archie86 said:
hope ur correct...still sitting on a lot I paid $8.25 a share.

Smithers! You must believe!
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8:38a, 10/6/25
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Trump could send Americans $2k tariff checks


It is better to send it directly to the people, then for some future democrat to send it to a NGO, which will then kick it back to the DNC.

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