#19 I was told the exact same thing: foreign countries were paying the tariffs.

And then there's this bit of fun:

"A dividend of at least $2,000 a person (not including high income people!) will be paid to everyone," says the president
...and just in time for Christmas

If and when SCOTUS overturns Trump's use of tariffs, the federal government will have to refund that $200,000,000,000.00 to corporations.

Not to those of us who had to spend more because of the tariffs.

Nope. That $200,000,000,000.00 will go to the corporations who imported goods and paid the tariffs.

So, you and I paid more for goods over the past whatever months to corporations who paid the federal government the tariffs.

So, when tariffs are refunded, they go back to the corporations, right?

And, will the corporations be sending checks to you and I, because that would be the right thing to do?"

LOL!

Just more transfer of wealth from the poor and middle class to the wealthy.

Almost like it was planned.

And then there's THIS problem:

con't ...

#19 cont ...

And then there's THIS problem:

"A dividend of at least $2,000 a person (not including high income people!) will be paid to everyone," the Trump.

OK, some simple math here

US Population: 342,000,000

US population minus the 10-15% or so ~high-income~ folk: 300,000,000

So, okay, let's go ...

300,000,000 people times $2,000.00 per person is $600,000,000,000.00.

Tariff collection so far in 2025 has been around $200,000,000,000.00.

But we've already determined that that $200,000,000,000.00 was going to go to corporations, right?

So, where will the $600,000,000,000.00 come from?

No matter how you slice or dice it ...

#20 #21

A tip o the Tilley to the Lamp...

#19 I was told the exact same thing: foreign countries were paying the tariffs.

That's the 2025 Trump version of his 2015/2016 favorite hit: "Mexico will pay for the wall."