Trump & Elon discuss a “DOGE dividend”: tax refund for every tax payer

I love the idea but how about throw some frickers in jail, pay down the debt and we can call us even?


You know how it’s going to work? People who barely pay any taxes are going to get the biggest refund and us real tax payers won’t “qualify”.

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And make sure we can never be raped by our government again.

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Regardless of who should, may or will go to jail, this absolutely has to be the outcome of this long overdue government audit.

I’ll take throw people in jail and give me a tax refund over paying down the debt.

We can do that after and through other means

Only way I go with pay down debt is future tax break that would be even larger. I’m good with slashing the grift of the Dems, locking them up and taking rare minerals and slowly pay down the debt. I also back not paying shite to China since they caused Covid.

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while appreciative, I think its too early. No one gets shite back until the 36 trillion CC balance is slashed. Stop spending it on anything.

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It's a good idea because the voters will remember. They are fickle. If we don't give some back, the left will claim Trump and Elon pocketed it. Give some back to the people and you'll get black Democrats voting Republican next election.

I think a tax refund should be given only to registered republicans because democrats advocate for fraud and wasteful spending. Besides, they hate DOGE. Why should we have to share in the spoils of victory with them?

Then dont give it back, these are mostly future spending items not found dollars. Cut the revenue. Instead of a dividend, it should offset tax cuts.

Dont collect money you dont need to generate a benefit. The true be fit would not having to give it to them to begin with.

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Instead of a dividend, it should offset tax cuts. Dont collect money you dont need to generate a benefit.

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While I agree with you in principle, from an optics standpoint, if you want to appeal to the less savvy, a check in the hand is going to be more memorable than a smaller amount of taxes taken from each paycheck. It just is.

I don’t want the dividend. I want him to use it to pay down the nation’s debt.

Or fully fund social security.
Or completely secure every single school and daycare in America.
Or create an insurance deductible assistance program for every homeowner in America.
Or fix the healthcare system in this country.

Giving Americans a DOGE dividend will be a temporary high while doing nothing to significantly help this country.

Its mostly symbolic but I like the idea of taxpayers getting a percent back.

It was already wasted money and found on the ground by a good samaritan (Elon) so to speak.

If taxpayers got 3% back its not earth shattering (I have no idea what rate they’d use). But its telling every taxpayer in a very easy way that anyone can understand - reduce fraud and get money. When they see the actual dollars it becomes real to them not just large numbers tossed around.

Then you get people vested in the process of reducing waste. This now engages them to be more active with their reps to stop BS pork spending. Its a real thing that all can see.

And yes, ideally we need to put it all to debt reduction. But if returning some money gets more people vested in our spending bills then we’ll do better long term no matter who’s in office. Have to think both short and long term here.

Should be income based.

Say the avg of your last 5 years of tax filings.

You are refunded a number proportional to that amount. The more you pay in. The more you are returned