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To: RandFan

One thing about Ron, he’s really good at lecturing.


2 posted on 10/03/2025 12:17:47 PM PDT by Cats1
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To: Cats1

He’s been pushing for the Penny Bill and others for years. Americans are too stupid to pass it.


3 posted on 10/03/2025 12:22:32 PM PDT by Cobra64 (ECommon sense isn’t common anymore. )
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To: Cats1
The reality is that even if Ron Paul is right, gimmicks like rebate checks are politically popular and will help maintain majorities.

Let's say that he dedicates 10% of all tariff revenue for rebate checks and sends them to only the bottom 70% of tax filers and then only if they are legally in the country. Most of the Democrats oppose it and it only narrowly passes.

Checks go out October 25 of each year near the start of the new fiscal year after the tariff receipts are tallied up. Ten days later, they go vote. You have a nice wedge issue to keep them in the minority.

You can even have a sliding scale so that the bottom 71% to 98% get something. Only the richest 2% are excluded since they can afford to buy American and didn't pay into the tariffs in theory.

Make it sort of like rewarding a debtor by taking him out to a nice dinner as he reaches certain repayment milestone.

21 posted on 10/03/2025 2:11:48 PM PDT by Vigilanteman (The politicized state destroys many aspects of civil society, human kindness and private charity.)
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