The proposal for a $2,000 tariff-funded dividend sits at the intersection of politics, law, and economic reality.
While the administration is energetically promoting the idea and floating alternatives like targeted tax reductions or future-oriented birth investment accounts, each option still depends on legislation and judicial clarity.
With no bill text, no agreed income thresholds, and a pivotal Supreme Court ruling still pending, the idea remains more aspiration than guaranteed benefit.
For households juggling higher prices, stagnant wages, and volatile retirement balances, the uncertainty is understandably frustrating.
