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angrychair

(11,506 posts) Mon Nov 17, 2025, 12:31 AM Yesterday

They are backing off the $2,000 checks

Besset is now saying something different:

“THE $2,000 DIVIDEND COULD COME IN LOTS OF FORMS…IT COULD BE JUST THE TAX DECREASES. IT COULD BE NO TAX ON TIPS.”

The Bluesky link below has some absolutely hilarious responses.
The move to muddy the intent of the $2,000 payments is going to go over real nicely in MAGA world.

Source:

BESSENT: â€œTHE ,000 DIVIDEND COULD COME IN LOTS OF FORMSâ€¦ IT COULD BE JUST THE TAX DECREASES. IT COULD BE NO TAX ON TIPS.â€
— FinTwitter (@fintwitter.bsky.social) 2025-11-17T00:26:01.613853+00:00

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They are backing off the $2,000 checks (Original Post) angrychair Yesterday OP

Can we discuss likely options here? usonian Yesterday #1

The comments..lol BlueWaveNeverEnd Yesterday #2

I have it on good authority the checks will be arriving "in two weeks". Totally Tunsie Yesterday #3

"Everyone will get their $2,000 check as soon as we produce enough inflation so it's only worthy $200!" unblock 23 hrs ago #4

They have literally no fucking clue, do they? Initech 23 hrs ago #5

Old news, Bessent said that 8 days ago, on the 9th of November, on ABC. Celerity 22 hrs ago #6

$2k in the Concept of a Plan. Yeah, that's the ticket. Captain Zero 22 hrs ago #7

They already passed no tax on tips Diraven 22 hrs ago #8

Yeppers hamsterjill 13 hrs ago #16

Easy come easy go GoodRaisin 21 hrs ago #9

I found a nickel on the sidewalk. Hugin 20 hrs ago #10

Come on damnit, I could almost buy a ribeye for that rictofen 19 hrs ago #11

That's because Elon sent out the 5 thousand dollar checks. Americans got to spend that first. Autumn 16 hrs ago #12

grifters gonna grift.....say one thing, do another democratsruletheday 15 hrs ago #13

I'm guessing it'll be a coupon for a free TrumpyMeal at PervyBurger. nt Buns_of_Fire 15 hrs ago #14

Of course. Never anything more than an empty promise to placate the most gullible, the majority of whom support Trmp. nt eppur_se_muova 14 hrs ago #15

usonian

(22,507 posts)

1. Can we discuss likely options here?

Reply to angrychair (Original post)

Mon Nov 17, 2025, 12:57 AM

Yesterday

My 2 cents (about all I'll ever see of it)

• 10 minutes in the orgasmatron

• A 1/2 acre of land in Argentina

• A floor tile in the new ballroom named for you

• Down payment on a new Tesla (gasoline powered model coming soon)

• A Rubik's grenade.

BlueWaveNeverEnd

(12,178 posts)

2. The comments..lol

Reply to angrychair (Original post)

Mon Nov 17, 2025, 01:07 AM

Yesterday

Totally Tunsie

(11,445 posts)

3. I have it on good authority the checks will be arriving "in two weeks".

Reply to angrychair (Original post)

Mon Nov 17, 2025, 01:13 AM

Yesterday

unblock

(55,797 posts)

4. "Everyone will get their $2,000 check as soon as we produce enough inflation so it's only worthy $200!"

Reply to angrychair (Original post)

Mon Nov 17, 2025, 01:35 AM

23 hrs ago

Initech

(106,924 posts)

5. They have literally no fucking clue, do they?

Reply to angrychair (Original post)

Mon Nov 17, 2025, 01:42 AM

23 hrs ago

Celerity

(53,099 posts)

6. Old news, Bessent said that 8 days ago, on the 9th of November, on ABC.

Reply to angrychair (Original post)

Mon Nov 17, 2025, 02:35 AM

22 hrs ago

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DQ2ReR0EQ4k/

Captain Zero

(8,626 posts)

7. $2k in the Concept of a Plan. Yeah, that's the ticket.

Reply to angrychair (Original post)

Mon Nov 17, 2025, 02:46 AM

22 hrs ago

Diraven

(1,741 posts)

8. They already passed no tax on tips

Reply to angrychair (Original post)

Mon Nov 17, 2025, 03:06 AM

22 hrs ago

That was literally already in the dumb One Big Beautiful Bill. So basically he's saying it's going to be nothing.

hamsterjill

(16,845 posts)

16. Yeppers

Reply to Diraven (Reply #8)

Mon Nov 17, 2025, 11:17 AM

13 hrs ago

And Trump said "every American" (if I remember correctly) when he mentioned the checks. I'm all for people working jobs and getting tips and not having those taxed, but where would that leave the rest of us?

Just sayin...