StartupsFortuneabout 1 hour ago
Trump's $5,000 Dividend Costs $1.15 Trillion, Economist Estimates
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President Donald Trump pledged a $5,000 'Trump Dividend' check to every American adult if Republicans win Congress in November. Penn Wharton Budget Model director Kent Smetters estimates the plan would cost $1.15 trillion if excluding households earning over $400,000, adding 0.3 to 0.5 percentage points to inflation.
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