Can a $1.2 trillion giveaway become a fiscal bargain?

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Can a $1.2 trillion giveaway become a fiscal bargain?

Blaze Media · Sep 18, 2026, 3:00 PM UTC

President Trump’s call for a $5,000 “dividend” payment to all adult U.S. citizens is being widely criticized as fiscally unsound, grossly irresponsible, a cynical vote-buying scheme, and another political promise that will never come to fruition.…

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