Well, howdy there, Internet people, it's bell again.

So today, we're going to talk about Trump walking back the $2,000 checks.

Director of the National Economic Council, Kevin Hassett, started the process of shuffling the responsibility for Trump's promised checks back over

to Congress, saying, quote, I would expect that in the new year, the president will bring forth a

proposal to Congress to make that happen. Trump has made promises about the stimulus numerous

times, often calling it a rebate, which I found

funny because it includes the acknowledgement that we, Americans, are paying for his tariffs.

Trump ally Representative Tim Burchett recently introduced the Trump Tariff Rebate Act, which

wouldn't give checks, but would provide tax deductions. Trump ally Senator Ron Johnson of

Wisconsin said, quote, we're facing a deficit this year around $2 trillion. I think whatever revenue we get from whatever source ought to go to try and bring down those deficits.

What's being left unsaid by the senator is that Trump's plan check would drastically increase the deficit even more.

Because despite Trump's grandiose claims of

tariff revenue, the reality is that the tariff revenue would not cover the cost of Trump's proposed

checks, much less the checks to farmers, soldiers, and all the other groups Trump has promised

tariff money to.

The tariffs are a failure in that regard.

Does that mean that you should totally give up hope of getting something called a Trump

tariff rebate check?

No, not really.

It would actually be a Trump drives the country further into debt check,

but you shouldn't assume it will be defeated. But at its heart, the checks are a stimulus,

just like every other stimulus that goes out during tough economic times. It would have the

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