Trump & Musk are floating 'DOGE dividends.'

Tuesday, February 25, 2025

James Fishback said the whole idea came to him in a recent dream: Send American taxpayers dividend checks with whatever money Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency saves as it dismantles parts of the federal government.

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... Fishback, CEO of the investment firm Azoria who briefly worked with former presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy as DOGE was just getting off the ground, told NBC News in an interview that he awoke from that dream and, working with the lead researcher at his firm, composed a brief proposal to send millions of American households checks.

"We fleshed this thing out in about two and a half hours," Fishback said Wednesday. "We sent it to [White House chief of staff] Susie [Wiles], sent it to some folks in the admin, sent it to some folks at Treasury, and here we are a day or so later, with it being shared with President Trump from Elon. And so it's exciting." ...

In an interview, Fishback said the dividend only going to households above a certain income threshold should ease concerns about any inflationary pressure the rebates would cause, adding that the pandemic-era checks were sent "indiscriminately." ...

#1 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-02-25 12:13 AM | Reply

@#1 ... In an interview, Fishback said the dividend only going to households above a certain income threshold ...

So... the wealthy?

#2 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-02-25 12:13 AM | Reply

Elmo said the checks will be mailed out on February 31st.

#3 | Posted by Nixon at 2025-02-25 07:55 AM | Reply

If they do something like this expect it to happen just before the midterms. They will have time not only to destroy the economy but then also send out relief checks to seem heroic to the simpletons who vote red.

#4 | Posted by qcp at 2025-02-25 09:24 AM | Reply

Based on the real numbers or the fake numbers? Because if it's real numbers, I can't wait to see people's faces when they open their checks for a fat $0.97.

#5 | Posted by jpw at 2025-02-25 02:20 PM | Reply