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Trump's $1 trillion-plus 'dividend' plan meets immediate bipartisan pushback
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Trump’s $5,000 ‘dividend’ is really a $1.15 trillion hole in the deficit, top economist estimates
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Penn Wharton's Kent Smetters says the payout, floated at the GOP's midterm convention, could add up to $1.35 trillion to the $40 trillion national debt.
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- Penn Wharton's Kent Smetters says the payout, floated at the GOP's midterm convention, could add up to $1.35 trillion to the $40 trillion national debt.
- Reported by Fortune and published Thu, 10 Sep 2026 15:39:29 UTC.
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Trump’s $5,000 ‘dividend’ is really a $1.15 trillion hole in the deficit, top economist estimates
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