How the numbers look
Here are some of the fiscal realities:
- In Fiscal Year 2025, the U.S. government collected about $195 billion in customs duties (tariffs).
- Some independent analyses project that tariffs announced by the administration could raise about $2.5 trillion over the period 2026-2035.
- A calculation by the nonpartisan group suggests that if the $2,000 payment were made to Americans earning under $100,000, the cost would be around $300 billion.
- Another analysis noted that although tariffs raise revenue, they also generate economic costs (higher prices for consumers, slower growth), and therefore net fiscal benefit is lower than the gross collections.
So while tariff revenue is non-trivial, the cost of a broad $2,000 payment program could approach or exceed what is available (or at least what can safely be assumed to be available).
Mr. President, I am 78, and my wife is 75. I hope we both qualify for the stimulus.
Mr. President, I am 78, and my wife is 75. I hope both of us qualify for the stimulus.
It would really be nice for the low and middle class to finally be given the stimulus considering the rise of almost everything. As American citizens we must pay our taxes yearly of face negative consequences. The government should keep it’s stimulus promises or face the negative consequences of watching its people continue to survive without promised help.
This would be so helpful for every day living
This sounds good , i hope it goes thru .
Strange when Biden said you eoukd get it you did Trump is just a want to be dictator lier
Yes, We would benefit, everyone would low and med low plus people on social security could really use the money…last year we were told that we could get it in 2026… IT’S ALREADY 2026… WE’VE BEEN WAITING .. THE COST OF LIVING IS SO HIGH WE CAN’T AFFORD TO EAT.. WE CAN’T AFFORD TO PAY OUR BILLS COST OF LIVING GOES UP BY WAGES DON’T… SOCIAL SECURITY GOES UP BUT OUR LANDLORDS TAKE IT OUR RENT, UTILITIES GOING UP, GAS GOES UP YOU CAN’T AFFORD TO PUT GAS IN YOUR CAR TO GET BACK AND FORTH TO WORK… NOW WE HAVE TO WAIT AND SEE IF WE’RE GOING TO GET THE $2,000 STIMULUS WE WERE PROMISED… I PRAY WE LIVE TO SEE IT.. I’M 76 YEARS OLD WAITING IS NOT EASY WHEN YOU’RE STRAPPED FOR CASH TO BUY GROCERIES.. A DOZEN EGGS A POUND A GROUND BEEF, A 5 LB. BAG OF POTATOES, A LOAF OF BREAD A GALLON OF MILK WILL COST YOU CLOSE TO $50 IF NOT MORE.. IF YOU GET FOOD STAMPS AND YOU GET $56 AND FOOD STAMPS A MONTH LIKE I DO …ALL OF THAT ISN’T GOING TO LAST ALL MONTH..I TRULY WISH PRESIDENT TRUMP WILL GET ON THE BALL AND SEND OUT THOSE STIMULUS CHECKS HE COULD BE SAVING A LOT OF LIVES BY DOING THAT
We have our end of life funerals already paid for
Shut up
It’s the media that keeps pushing the. When the president is ready to distribute this money it won’t be through fake news like what you’re seeing right now. I understand your frustration, but you have to realize this AI mess is causing a lot of issues