The Trillion-Dollar Question: Breaking Down the Fiscal Realities and Economic Risks of the Proposed $5,000 Trump Dividend
By Erica York, Senior Economist, Center for Federal Tax Policy Main Facts During a high-profile address at the Republican National Convention in Dallas, President Trump made a sweeping electoral pledge: every adult citizen in the United States will receive a direct $5,000 dividend payment. However, this windfall is explicitly conditional. The payouts depend entirely on…
