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PeaceWave

(2,496 posts)
Mon Nov 17, 2025, 02:14 PM 11 hrs ago

Unless your household is a "working family," NO $2,000 Trump tariff rebate for you!

I have no idea what constitutes a "working family." For all I know it requires that someone in your home wear plaid and drive a pickup truck. What if you're recently retired? What if you're between jobs? It would seem to me that everyone in the country affected by Trump's tariffs should be due at least some portion of his "rebate." Fat chance that happens though.

https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5608319-working-families-receive-tariff-checks/

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Sunday that “working families” would receive the $2,000 tariff checks proposed by President Trump.

“[The dividends] would be for working families. We will have an income limit,” Bessent told host Maria Bartiromo on Fox News’s “Sunday Morning Futures.”


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Unless your household is a "working family," NO $2,000 Trump tariff rebate for you! (Original Post) PeaceWave 11 hrs ago OP
Nothing for the useless eaters... FalloutShelter 11 hrs ago #1
So nothing for retirees Tree Lady 10 hrs ago #2
Those "$2000 checks" aren't going to happen for ANYONE. It is all bluster and BS. RockRaven 10 hrs ago #3
So for 2,000 Traildogbob 10 hrs ago #4
Married with children and have a job bucolic_frolic 10 hrs ago #5
Singles, widowed, seniors, unemployed leftstreet 10 hrs ago #6
There is Nothing about retired people in that article, yet we pay increased prices also for everything!! riversedge 9 hrs ago #7
Another taco promise, where's the beef!. nt yaesu 9 hrs ago #8
Wait for it...Trump will say that he reserves the right to define what is a "family." PeaceWave 9 hrs ago #9
There will be Greg_In_SF 8 hrs ago #10
I typically agree with most of what you write. On this one, I have to disagree... PeaceWave 4 hrs ago #11
Fair enough Greg_In_SF 1 hr ago #13
trump-o's dirty money... Totally Tunsie 4 hrs ago #12

Traildogbob

(12,172 posts)
4. So for 2,000
Mon Nov 17, 2025, 02:29 PM
10 hrs ago

Dollars people will forgive child rape at the level these monsters carried it out for years?
Unfortunately most of the fake Jesus crowd will completely exonerate all the old rich men fucking little girls. Some MAGA’s would sell their own little girl for that, to sacrifice her to their lord Trump. He always tries to pay off his accusers or potential witnesses to his shit. Or silence them, permanently.

leftstreet

(38,349 posts)
6. Singles, widowed, seniors, unemployed
Mon Nov 17, 2025, 02:34 PM
10 hrs ago

retired, unpaid caregivers, incarcerated...

No money for you!

riversedge

(78,852 posts)
7. There is Nothing about retired people in that article, yet we pay increased prices also for everything!!
Mon Nov 17, 2025, 03:42 PM
9 hrs ago

PeaceWave

(2,496 posts)
11. I typically agree with most of what you write. On this one, I have to disagree...
Mon Nov 17, 2025, 09:00 PM
4 hrs ago

I think there will be checks. But, I also think they'll be distributed in some manner so fucked up beyond belief that it'll backfire and engender even more discontent towards Trump.

Greg_In_SF

(719 posts)
13. Fair enough
Tue Nov 18, 2025, 12:05 AM
1 hr ago

but I just don't see how this would ever get through Congress.

Question is, what do we do with the checks if they do go out? Two grand is two grand, and beef if $10/lb.

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