The $5000 Vote: Trump Dividend or Trump Bribe?
Donald Trump is promising Americans a $5,000 payment if Republicans win control of Congress. He calls it a dividend. Critics call it a bribe. And somewhere in the middle sits one of the strangest election promises in recent memory.
In this episode of Mark & Pete, we ask whether the proposed $5,000 Trump dividend is actually a reward for American economic success, a spectacular piece of political theatre, or something uncomfortably close to buying goodwill with public money.
The numbers are enormous. A payment of $5,000 to every eligible American adult could cost well over a trillion dollars…
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