Americans Get Bad News About $1,000 Tax Refund Increase

Sunday, February 15, 2026

Americans are set to receive some bad news regarding the average $1,000 tax refund increase expected for the 2025 tax year.

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"These checks were supposed to be sent to every red-blooded American household, to be funded from all the magnificent savings achieved by Elon Musk's chainsawing of federal waste, fraud, and abuse." Hey, remember that?

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... Because President Donald Trump's tariffs cost Americans an average of $1,000 per household last year, the extra $1,000 in refunds could make a minute difference.

Moving into 2026, the tariffs are likely to cost an average of $1,300 per household.
Why It Matters

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act ushered in a wave of tax changes that significantly update what Americans owe and potentially how large their tax refund is.

Tax refunds are set to increase an average of $1,000 per household because of President Donald Trump's Working Families Tax Cuts, the Treasury Department said.

However, the impact could be narrow in scope. ...

#1 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-02-14 12:52 AM | Reply

So, Pres Trump's highly touted tax reduction may be offset by his hidden (and wrongly cited ~paid for by other Countries~) tariff tax increase on Americans?

#2 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-02-14 12:55 AM | Reply

"Tax refunds are set to increase an average of $1,000 per household because of President Donald Trump's Working Families Tax Cuts, the Treasury Department said. Moving into 2026, the tariffs are likely to cost an average of $1,300 per household."

Well, duh! Those Musk / Bezos tax cuts don't pay for themselves.

#3 | Posted by censored at 2026-02-14 06:38 AM | Reply

The tariff's impacts have been widespread, with coffee price up by 33.6 percent, ground beef up by 19.3 percent and even lettuce surging by 16.8 percent, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

"I will lower prices on day one!"

#4 | Posted by Nixon at 2026-02-14 08:29 AM | Reply

~paid for by other Countries~

America pays for everything in any case, foreign profits or import taxes or both

#5 | Posted by john_savage2 at 2026-02-15 02:37 PM | Reply

Everybody knows this is Biden's fault.

#6 | Posted by Angrydad at 2026-02-15 03:42 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

each of you and the author are full of ----....lying crud.

--or you're just stupid...........Im going with all three

stupid lying crud..

I, as well as several people,have completed the process and with zero changes in personal fiscal conditions,

my refund is doubled from last years.

--guess I'm just immensely smarter than you pathetic punks pukes ------ and pukes/

#7 | Posted by shrimptacodan at 2026-02-16 10:15 AM | Reply

guess I'm just immensely smarter than you pathetic punks pukes ------ and pukes/

#7 | POSTED BY SHRIMPTACODAN

Well, I guess so.

When you get that Nobel, remembers that Trump needs a piece.

#8 | Posted by Zed at 2026-02-16 10:32 AM | Reply

#7 | Posted by shrimptacodan

^Level of maturity never got past the third grade.

#9 | Posted by Whatsleft at 2026-02-16 11:22 AM | Reply

guess I'm just immensely smarter than you

Nobody cares about your piddly tax return from your piddly SSI income, which you didn't even pay for because your generation squandered SSI so you make the younger generation pay for it.

Besides, smart people don't give the government more money then they're supposed to, interest free. Dummy.

#10 | Posted by horstngraben at 2026-02-16 12:07 PM | Reply

Here's a quick one for you. Do your own research but she is feeding you actual numbers. Maybe look at her other videos as well...

Delinquency Metrics

#11 | Posted by GalaxiePete at 2026-02-16 05:45 PM | Reply