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Rugian
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Thu Sep 10 11:40:48
Donald Trump pledged to pay every adult citizen in the US $5,000 if Republicans retain the House and Senate in the midterm elections, during a marathon speech at the Republican midterm convention in Dallas in which the president assailed Democrats as “radical” and defended his unpopular war in Iran.

The outlandish proposal, which would cost over $1tn, immediately raised ethical concerns. But it laid bare the extent of the Republicans’ concern about their prospects in the pivotal November elections.

https://ww...ntion-speech-midterm-elections

America is truly living out its Late Republic era. It's only a matter of time before we graduate to Sulla and Marius.
Average Ameriacn
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Thu Sep 10 11:57:18
Tariffs make it possible, you'll see. Pilz will pay for my 5000 bonus.
Fat Fag
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Thu Sep 10 12:52:01
https://bs...bsky.social/post/3mv4ztemmf223

Ned Resnikoff@resnikoff.bsky.social

lol I just realized Trump is treating the voters like his construction crews on a building project. Tell them to do a job and then stiff them on the promised compensation.
Fat Fag
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Thu Sep 10 12:53:35
https://bs...bsky.social/post/3mv4z7az4ps22

Catherine Rampell@crampell.bsky.social

Since becoming president again, Trump has promised:
-$5000 stimulus checks via "DOGE dividend"
-$2000 stimulus checks via "tariff dividend"
-$1000+ checks via "savings" from expiring ACA subsidies
-$5000 "dividend" if Rs win midterms
No checks have been issued
Hrothgar
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Thu Sep 10 16:07:06
This offer is blatantly against US law.
murder
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Thu Sep 10 16:09:11

Don't worry, they won't add a dollar to the deficit or our national debt. They will be like those phony checks that you receive in the mail sometimes.

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Sam Adams
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Thu Sep 10 17:08:21
Buying votes?

What a retarded socialist
murder
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Fri Sep 11 01:44:32

Trump Pledges That If Voters Defeat Socialism In November, They Will Each Get An Equal Redistribution Of Wealth From The Government

DALLAS, TX — In his keynote speech at the 2026 RNC Midterm Convention, President Donald Trump pledged that if voters defeat socialism in November, they will each get an equal redistribution of wealth from the government.

Trump detailed his plan to take money from taxpayers, divide it up into equal $5,000 shares, and redistribute it to every citizen if they would simply vote to keep socialism at bay.

"Socialism is so dangerous, it's terrifying, really. We have to stop it by whatever means necessary, even if it means redistributing everyone's wealth," explained Trump. "What we'll do is we'll take everyone's money and throw it in a big pile. We'll call it the 'Defeat Socialism Fund', which has a nice ring to it, I think. And if we win, we'll divide everyone's money up equally to celebrate the victory of capitalism and the American way. Every single adult will get $5,000 from the government, which is just how George Washington, who was almost as good a president as me by the way, would have envisioned it."

While many Americans cheered the prospect of receiving large checks from the government, others expressed doubts about the plan. "It just sounds somehow familiar, seizing everyone's money by force and redistributing it. I've got this vague feeling that people have tried it before and it didn't go well," said local man Daniel Beamon. "It seems awfully similar to a system that governments elsewhere have tried, though I'm blanking on what the system is called. I'm not sold on this one, Mr. President."

At publishing time, President Trump had also vowed to reward the defeat of socialism by lowering gasoline costs through the federal government seizing control of private oil companies.

https://ba...-of-wealth-from-the-government
Sam Adams
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Fri Sep 11 03:44:39
Lol
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