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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsSo, let me get this straight
The checks President Biden sent in 2021 caused inflation to spike, but somehow these $2,000 tariff rebate checks wont cause inflation to spike and this wont be a problem?
Wheres MAGAs outrage?
Oh right, they live on their own planet and in their own reality.
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So, let me get this straight (Original Post)
EnergizedLib
Nov 2025
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yaesu
(9,326 posts)1. they are just taco checks, here today, gone tomorrow. nt
Jersey Devil
(10,833 posts)2. You didn't read the fine print
Trump never promised he'd be sending checks. He said he'd pay us "maybe in other ways", which could mean anything, maybe by lowering the price of beef or eggs or something equally stupid.
RockRaven
(19,364 posts)4. Bessent has said that people *have been* receiving the money in other forms.
They are going with the "in fact, you've already had yours" gambit.
RockRaven
(19,364 posts)3. It won't cause inflation because
there won't be any $2000 checks, just lies about them.
lame54
(39,758 posts)7. They probably spend money...
Sending out notices that promise future checks
In 2 weeks
lame54
(39,758 posts)5. Socialist check
Vinca
(53,986 posts)6. The real outrage is that his "tariff rebates" are sending back our own money he shouldn't have taken in the first place.