re: Are the $5,000 Midterm Victory Checks going to be paid via mail or direct deposit?

DJT called it a dividend

a dividend from what exactly? I never heard him explain that part, maybe he did and I missed it

not sure that is even legal and it would have to come from the House where either side would kill it anyway

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How is it TDS to point out three times money was promised?

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Because we all learned how this works in 3rd grade by watching Schoolhouse Rock. JFC you people are dense. If it’s not TDS, then it’s terminal stupidity. Much overlapping of the two conditions amongst anti-Trumpers regardless.

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do you think adding over 10mm illegals into the Federal Entitlement system had a negative effect on the economy and fiscal health of the Fed and State Governments?

I do

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I think the damage of getting into a conflict with Iran that exposed that Iran can effectively leverage global energy trade with only drones and other land-based munitions is substantially worse for the United States citizens prosperity than immigrants slipping through cracks and ending up on public charge illegally.

What Iran has shown is an existential threat to the petrodollar system that assures that almost everyone in the world trades with the US to get dollars to buy energy. That trade creates cheap goods that make costs and quality of living much better for Americans than many other 1st world nations.



To respond to other replies to my original post:

I do not view the first Trump term in a negative light at all. He did what he had to do to avoid a Great Depression level event in 2020. 2017-2019 had a lot of media spotlight bluster but the practical effects of his government was fine. Trump 1 was a solid middle of the road presidency despite the contemporary media coverage painting him as a uniquely different and negative figure.

However, Trump's 2nd term has been an unmitigated disaster. He should have done nothing with trade and let the natural business cycle take care of the recovery from the post-pandemic reality. He further exacerbated the post-pandemic recovery by getting into a conflict with Iran that threatens our position in global trade and monetary exchange.

And nobody likes hearing this but he should have let his tax cuts lapse because we need to bring in more revenue to fund our government without the need for bonds that are becoming increasingly difficult to sell. Turns out people like our strong defense, substantial public works that promote commerce, social security, medicare, and medicaid. Given that, we need to start funding it as a citizenry without needing to borrow money.

Trump 2 is a presidency that seems poised to utterly destroy every single thing that actually promotes and maintains American prosperity while insisting they are doing the opposite. It is so hard to be a bottom 5 or 10 presidency because we've had some stinkers in 250 years. However, this admin is giving a real run at it.

I don't imagine some of the diehards on here will ever see it this way but the MAGA spell is breaking with most Americans who were leaning that way.