What sounded like free money was always built on shaky ground.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Tariffs have generated less than a fraction of what\u2019s needed to<\/p>\n\n\n\n
fund broad $2,000 payouts, and much of that revenue is already<\/p>\n\n\n\n
locked in legal disputes. A skeptical Supreme Court could not only<\/p>\n\n\n\n
gut Trump\u2019s authority to unilaterally impose these tariffs, but also<\/p>\n\n\n\n
force the government to return funds instead of redistributing them to households.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Even if the legal hurdles vanished, Congress would still have to define<\/p>\n\n\n\n
who qualifies, how payments are delivered, and whether they arrive as<\/p>\n\n\n\n
checks, tax credits, or another mechanism entirely. Trump\u2019s vow to \u201cdo<\/p>\n\n\n\n
something else\u201d if blocked offers no details, only more uncertainty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
For many Americans, the episode feels painfully familiar: a dramatic<\/p>\n\n\n\n
promise shouted from the podium, followed by fine print, court fights<\/p>\n\n\n\n
, and yet another reminder that political theater doesn\u2019t pay the rent.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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