By now we have all understood that, capricious and unpredictable as he is, American President Donald Trump, loves to tell tall tales. Especially when the November elections are at stake. mid-term The latest polls show the President in sharp decline. So here come new, unassuming promises from the White House tycoon: a $5 dividend for every voter if the Republicans win the midterm elections in both the House and Senate. Curiously, Trump doesn't indicate the costs or coverage of his adventurous proposal, but analysts have done the initial calculations: since there are 270 million voters, the cost of Trump's superdividend would be $1.350 trillion, with staggering pressures on the deficit and public debt, as well as on inflation. Essentially, voters will receive Trump's dividend, while their purchasing power will be eroded by inflation. Trump couldn't have pulled a crazier proposition out of his hat.
Trump makes new promises: $5 per voter if the Republicans win the midterm elections. Costs and US debt skyrocket.
In an attempt to avoid defeat in the upcoming November elections, Trump has pulled a proposal out of his hat that couldn't be more adventurous, with devastating effects on the deficit, public debt and inflation.
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