Trump delivered a speech Wednesday night at the RNC's Midterm Convention in Dallas, pledging to issue $5,000 dividends if GOP candidates secure majorities in both the House and Senate.

How's that for a long title, Davis?

https://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/trumps-5000-dividend-proposal-could-add-1-2t-federal-deficit-analysts-say

"Because of our tremendous strength and success economically, I will issue a dividend to every adult citizen in the United States of America for $5,000," Trump told the crowd, adding that the dividend would have to be spent in the U.S."

"An analysis by the nonpartisan Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget (CRFB) estimated that issuing a $5,000 dividend to every adult citizen in the U.S. in 2027 would cost over $1.2 trillion, which the budget watchdog warned would be far more than all three of the COVID-era stimulus payments combined, as well as the 2027 cost of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.

CRFB found the cost of the $5,000 dividend would more than double the federal government's primary budget deficit for next year, rising from $780 billion to $2 trillion, with the total projected deficit to $3.1 trillion. That would also push the deficit as a share of the economy from 5.8% of GDP this year to 9.4% in 2027."

I'm still waiting for my DOGE check and Tariff refund check. If you all think this is going to happen I have a brand new bridge to Canada here in Detroit to sell you.

Besides, isn't it illegal to buy votes?

Trump is not a Republican!

Originally Posted by Jim Moscheck

How's that for a long title, Davis?

https://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/trumps-5000-dividend-proposal-could-add-1-2t-federal-deficit-analysts-say

"Because of our tremendous strength and success economically, I will issue a dividend to every adult citizen in the United States of America for $5,000," Trump told the crowd, adding that the dividend would have to be spent in the U.S."

"An analysis by the nonpartisan Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget (CRFB) estimated that issuing a $5,000 dividend to every adult citizen in the U.S. in 2027 would cost over $1.2 trillion, which the budget watchdog warned would be far more than all three of the COVID-era stimulus payments combined, as well as the 2027 cost of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.

CRFB found the cost of the $5,000 dividend would more than double the federal government's primary budget deficit for next year, rising from $780 billion to $2 trillion, with the total projected deficit to $3.1 trillion. That would also push the deficit as a share of the economy from 5.8% of GDP this year to 9.4% in 2027."

I'm still waiting for my DOGE check and Tariff refund check. If you all think this is going to happen I have a brand new bridge to Canada here in Detroit to sell you.

Besides, isn't it illegal to buy votes?

Trump is not a Republican!

Heck, they got the money, Nutlick says so:

"When asked where the money would come from, Lutnick cited the Trump Platinum Card — which is not launched yet — that would require immigration applicants to join a waitlist and allows for future applicants to live in the U.S. for 270 days per year without being subject to tax on non-U.S. income."

"Applicants would have to pay a $15,000 processing fee, undergo Department of Homeland Security vetting and pay an additional $5 million contribution to the U.S. government to be guaranteed citizenship."

“We have a waitlist of more than 100,000 people who want to come,” Lutnick said. “That’s $500 billion dollars.”

https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/6085042-trump-dividend-not-taxpayer-funded/

If that's the case, why aren't they doing it? Not to mention, they must be "only the best people".

Admit it Jim, doesn't that assure you?

I too thought BRIBERY was illegal!

Here's a new one, BTW.

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Originally Posted by Pete Brayton

I too thought BRIBERY was illegal!

How is that in any sense of the word Bribery. I thought that you were smarter than that Pete, but for once I am proven wrong on this forum.  

Did he say that he would pay all adults to vote for him?  Oh wait, he did NOT.  

He said "if the Republicans win both houses of Congress, then he (the gov't) would pay every adult in the US $5K.

It appears I'm missing the bribery portion of the statement.

If a politician said to the masses "If the Demo-rats win both the house and the Senate, we will lower taxes on all Americans by 5%" is that a bribe?  Yes or no please.  

Now, I realize that the above Might appear to be a trick question, since the Demo-rats will NEVER Lower taxes on the American but will only RAISE taxes, because they are socialists/communists who hate capitalism.  Understand that is not a trick question but a valid one.  

And to sum up, of course there was NO bribe at all in any sense of the word, but feel free to explain your confusion.

Thanks Pete and enjoy the weekend.

Vote for me and I'll give you $5000. Sounds like a bribe to me. But then you know everything.

Originally Posted by Richard Davis

How is that in any sense of the word Bribery. I thought that you were smarter than that Pete, but for once I am proven wrong on this forum.  

Did he say that he would pay all adults to vote for him?  Oh wait, he did NOT.  

He said "if the Republicans win both houses of Congress, then he (the gov't) would pay every adult in the US $5K.

It appears I'm missing the bribery portion of the statement.

If a politician said to the masses "If the Demo-rats win both the house and the Senate, we will lower taxes on all Americans by 5%" is that a bribe?  Yes or no please.  

Now, I realize that the above Might appear to be a trick question, since the Demo-rats will NEVER Lower taxes on the American but will only RAISE taxes, because they are socialists/communists who hate capitalism.  Understand that is not a trick question but a valid one.  

And to sum up, of course there was NO bribe at all in any sense of the word, but feel free to explain your confusion.

Thanks Pete and enjoy the weekend.

If Trump is serious about doing it, and of course congress won't go along with it, how is raising the deficit by over 1 billion dollars a republican thing? I thought you "conservatives" thought the huge deficit was bad. Trump is NOT a republican.

But, of course, this is just another distraction from the Epstein files that he promised he would release in full, along with the war in the middle east that he promised he wouldn't ever start, and the record high fuel and grocery prices that he promised he would control, and ending the Ukraine war on day one as he promised. 

You are a sheep that blindly follows the orange buffoon.

Originally Posted by Pete Brayton

Vote for me and I'll give you $5000. Sounds like a bribe to me. But then you know everything.

"Vote for me and I'll give you $5000".  Why do you have to lie about what he said?  Is your assertion that lame and pathetic that you just have to make up and lie about what Donald Trump said.  

I've noticed that so much with you leftists, that you just make stuff up.  "

He didn't say anything like that. He said "IF the Republicans win both the house and the Senate, then I will issue a dividend of $5k to every adult American".

So I'll ask again since you failed to answer the question and had to make up what you said.  How is anything that he said REMOTELY similar to a bribe?  The words that you claimed he stated are a flat out lie.

Now then, where did I say that I know everything? I asked a question and challenged the lie that you put forth. I realize that you TDS suffering Socialist Democrats hear what you want to hear 90% of the time, rather than what is said but don't get angry and pissed off because someone challenges you on the lies that come out of your mouth and you can't defend your lies.  

Simply put, you sound like a petulant little boy whose Mommy took away his Tonka truck. 
Get over it.  You lied.  I called you on your lie and you're ovviously as mad as a hornet.  

Originally Posted by Pete Brayton

Vote for me and I'll give you $5000. Sounds like a bribe to me. But then you know everything.

Mad as a hornet?   🐝.   I must have missed that part of your post, Pete.   

Only a fool would defend Trump’s most recent “dividend/rebate” lie.   Only an extreme fool would resort to pedantic nit-picking to defend the indefensible.   Jim

18 U.S. Code § 597 - Expenditures to influence voting
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Whoever makes or offers to make an expenditure to any person, either to vote or withhold his vote, or to vote for or against any candidate; and

Whoever solicits, accepts, or receives any such expenditure in consideration of his vote or the withholding of his vote—

Shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than one year, or both; and if the violation was willful, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than two years, or both.

(June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 721; Pub. L. 103–322, title XXXIII, § 330016(1)(H), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2147; Pub. L. 104–294, title VI, § 601(a)(12), Oct. 11, 1996, 110 Stat. 3498.)

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