US President Donald Trump wants to pay citizens a “dividend” of at least $2,000 per capita. The sum currently corresponds to the equivalent of 1,729 euros. He announced this on the Truth Social platform. Only citizens with high incomes should be excluded.
In the post, Trump praised the US economy: The tariffs would raise “trillions of dollars” so that the country’s enormous debts could soon begin to be paid off. “People who oppose tariffs are FOOLS!” writes Trump.
Donald Trump’s gift of money – just a reaction to the Democrats’ victory?
The president had publicly floated the idea of a payout to US citizens months ago, but did not pursue it further. After the Democrats’ recent victories in the gubernatorial election and the mayoral election in New York, there was also criticism from within their own ranks that Trump was not paying enough attention to his core voters, to whom he had promised a reduction in the cost of living during the presidential election campaign.
Trump speaks of “almost no inflation” in the post, but inflation has proven to be persistent at 3.0 percent recently. There are also concerns about the consequences of the boom in artificial intelligence (AI), such as mass layoffs or higher electricity prices. In New York and other large cities, high housing costs are also an issue.
In addition, there have recently been warnings about an AI bubble on the stock market – in the USA, many citizens hold stocks, which is often related to retirement provision. However, Trump emphasizes “record stock prices” and writes: “Record investments in the USA, plants and factories are springing up everywhere.”
