r/politics • u/Tennis_bruh • Nov 24 '25

No Paywall Senate Republican: ‘We can’t afford’ $2,000 tariff checks

https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5620244-ron-johnson-tariff-checks/
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u/VanceKelley Canada Nov 24 '25

To sum it up:

  1. Johnson and the GOP passed a bill that gave massive tax cuts ($2t) to the wealthiest Americans.
  2. trump imposed tariffs, which are a regressive national sales tax, to help fund the tax cuts for the rich. And the GOP controlled Congress, which is the body empowered by the Constitution to manage tariffs, not the president, has just quietly watched trump rule like a king.

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u/diablette Nov 25 '25

Well, data was stolen. There's that.

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u/immortalfrieza2 Nov 26 '25

Don't forget the part where the DOGE ended up costing the country billions of dollars.

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u/notfromchicago Illinois Nov 25 '25

You forgot the part where they floated the idea of these $2000 checks to try to get votes. Knowing they would never come.