Trump's Dividend Plan: A Recipe for Fiscal Folly and Legal Woes The president's latest promise of a $5,000 "dividend" to every adult American citizen is a textbook example of fiscal mismanagement and potential legal recklessness.
On its face, the plan sounds like a generous gesture from a president eager to boost his party's chances in the upcoming midterm elections. However, upon closer inspection, it reveals itself as a recipe for disaster.
The sheer scale of Trump's proposal is staggering, with estimated costs exceeding $1 trillion. This would be a massive addition to an already bloated national deficit, which has reached nearly $1.