Trump says he may want to give you a tariff rebate check: 'A little rebate for people of a certain income level might be [View all]
very nice
President Trump has suggested that as part of his tariff policy, he would consider sending out rebate checks or tariff refund checks to Americans, funded by the revenue collected from the tariffs imposed on imported goods. We have so much money coming in, were thinking about a little rebate for people of a certain income level, Trump told reporters Friday outside the White House. A little rebate for people of a certain income level might be very nice.
The rebate would be drawn from the significant amount of tariff revenue collected by the U.S. governmentover $100 billion in the first half of 2025 alone, according to Treasury data.
Trumps remarks about these rebate checks perhaps being targeted to Americans of a certain income level suggest they would likely be means-tested, but Trump offered few details about the exact income thresholds or amount of the rebate.
The stated purposes of the rebate are to compensate Americans who may have faced higher prices as a result of the tariffs and to potentially provide a small economic stimulus, which gives new meaning to Trumps remarks about businesses eating the tariffs, with much economic debate over who is really footing the bill for them.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/trump-says-may-want-tariff-183841950.html
Then again, he has a habit of talking through his ass.