Trump's Tariff Checks: Debt Party or DOGE Daydream?
In a budget episode that reads like political sitcom reboot, President Donald Trump casually 'thinks about' sending Americans tariff-funded rebate checks, circa July 2025. Enter GOP Senator Bernie Moreno of Ohio, promptly calling it 'the dumbest idea Iāve ever heard,' while waving goodbye to the colossal $37 trillion debt like itās a minor hangover. Senator Josh Hawley from Missouri proposed $600 checks strained to help lower-income families, perfectly phased out by $75,000 incomes ā nothing for Elon Muskās moonshot DOGE fantasies or the conspicuous $5,000 cryptocurrency checks that never materialized. Even Senator Cynthia Lummis prefers hoarding tariff loot in a Bitcoin reserve, implying a smarter piggy bank than Uncle Samās checkbook. This political soap opera continues with GOP heavyweights insisting we 'pay down debt' while debating if a rebate is a handout or just a fiscal myth.
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When your country's $37 trillion in debt scares GOP senators off giving citizens $600 checks from tariff cash, you know fiscal responsibility sounds like an overrated sitcom rerun nobody wants to binge again.
Trump āthinking aboutā tariff rebates is like your broke uncle promising to pay you back ā heartfelt but utterly unconvincing.
'The dumbest idea Iāve ever heard,' says Senator Rand Paulācoming from someone whose debt tolerance probably maxes out at a lost Starbucks receipt.
Source: Businessinsider | Published: 9/1/2025 | Author: Bryan Metzger
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