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patphil

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7. Is this how it works? Take it away from us with one hand, and give it back with the other hand?
Sun Nov 16, 2025, 04:21 PM
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Mr. Bessent is implying that the tariff tax Americans and/or American companies is paying to the Federal Government is going to be a lot more than the $600 billion we would get from the $2,000. paybacks the government is going to give us.
Remember, he says there's going to be deficit reduction coming from the tariff money also.
Granted, they think we're all stupid and see that $2,000. as a wonderful thing. This is just like the billions for farmers that's also going to come from the tariff tax.
First they wreck the economy, and then pay us off to forget what they're doing.
In the meantime, the increased cost of health insurance will eat up that bribe we're going to get pretty quickly.
There's no way this works out to our benefit.
This is just my guess, but I see the costs far outweighing the benefits here....maybe buy 3 or 4 times for a family.

You have to understand that the Trump administration wouldn't be doing this if it wasn't designed to facilitate hundreds of billions of dollars going into their pockets and out further to the ultra rich and big corporations. There's nothing altruistic going on here, and certainly no true desire to "make America great again".
This is just a massive grift; way beyond anything we can imagine.

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Now they defer to Congress? Yeah, right. Raven123 Sunday #8
"THE TRUMP SHOW, STARRING THE democratsruletheday Sunday #9
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The math does not work out ... NotHardly Sunday #13
A lot less than 258 million people Polybius Sunday #19
I'm sure that will help with inflation IbogaProject Sunday #14
If they send that money to me defacto7 Sunday #15
Now Trump needs Congressional approval...? dlk Sunday #16
I don't want the damn 2000. I'll be paying for it until I'm 85 years old. chouchou Sunday #17
Bribery! BidenRocks Sunday #18
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