Elon Musk considers 'DOGE dividend' that would send $5,000 check to all Americans following massive budget cuts

Daily Mail ^ | 2-18-25 | Stephen Lepore

[Strict9]

If this did happen, no money to illegals. Only citizens

[RandallFlagg]

If it happened, within five seconds democrats will scream that the refunds need to be taxed.

Flippln’ parasites.

[Jonty30]

Would I get $2500 for being “kind of” American?

[eastforker]

Tax paying citizens, not including those that file, pay no taxes and get a CTC refund check.

[cpdiii]

If it is based on the income taxes I have paid, I will be a big winner. Make it so.

[Strict9]

later in the article it says “per household” so, being worded weird I don’t know if they mean individual taxpayer or household. Dunno

[Fai Mao]

They should go full fledged Democrat on this. Make the cuts and have the money. When Democrats complain make it a campaign issue in 2026.

Simply truthfully say, “They’ll put $5000000, in their pocket and none in yours. But we’ll put $5000 I yours and none in ours. Who ya gonna vote for?”

Buy a landslide, a really bigly landslide

[Strict9]

‘It was their money in the first place! At $2 trillion in DOGE savings and 78 million tax-paying households, this is a $5,000 refund per household

[Responsibility2nd]

Great. And as a senior citizen, I’d also ask that they STOP taxing Social Security benefits.

Thank you very much.

[BipolarBob]

Buy a landslide, a really bigly landslide
also by a landslide

[sten]

only TAXPAYING citizens

360m in the country... 150m file taxes.

and the top 20% of taxpayers should get more... since they pay 90%+ of all taxes

[madison10]

Musk is doing nothing of the kind. He is only advising according to the White House. Nice sentiment, though.

[Responsibility2nd]

If DOGE has already saved 111 Billion dollars in just 5 weeks, how long will it take to reach that 2 Trillion number?

https://www.usdebtclock.org/

[SpaceBar]

I have mixed feelings about this. That money is exhibit ‘A’ in the world’s biggest theft and money laundering ring in history e.g. the democrat party. A check won’t buy my trust, culpability will.

[Professional]

Not this crap again..

I pay 6 figures in taxes.

Just take the money and pay down the damn debt already.

It is not the responsibility of govt to be Santa

And we know for darn sure that like Covid money, any refunds will go to fraud disproportionately

[Strict9]

Just a tweet, so dunno. I remember the Covid stimulus— I blew it on crypto so I’m no financial whiz. ha

[SpaceBar]

pay down the damn debt already...

By far the most ethical and fiscally responsible thing to do.

[Owen]

That was my reaction too. I would believe tens of billions, even hundreds of billions. Trillions is pretty much absurd.

They have not found 2 trillion dollars.

[guitar Josh]

6 figures? What do you do?

[TornadoAlley3]

Is Elon getting too far over his skis?
Is DJT having Elon test out ideas for him?
Are they both trolling the liberals and having the most fun of their lives?
At first I was indifferent about Elon. Now I don't want their bromance to end.