A stunning promise. A $2,000 check for nearly every American, funded not by income taxes, but by punishing foreign imports. On Truth Social, Donald Trump laid out a plan his supporters call genius—and his critics call economic Russian roulette. The money sounds life-changing. The details are terrifyingly thin. The stakes for America's future have nev.....
Trump's proposal rests on a simple, explosive idea: slap heavier tariffs on foreign imports, then recycle part of that revenue into national dividend” of at least $2,000 per person, excluding highvincome eamers. In theory, foreign producers pay. In realty, many economists war that higher import costs usually hit American ‘consumers firs, raising prices on everyday goods while quietly shifting the burden back onto families the plan claims to help.
‘What makes this even more volatile is how undefined itis. There is no clear formula, no legal framework. no timetable for payments. Would it show up as a tax rebate, a direct deposit, a health-care credit? No one knows. For millions desperate for reli, the promise feels like hope. For others, it feels like a campaign-season fantasy that could rewrite the economy—or shatter it