President Donald Trump announced this Sunday a new economic measure with a direct impact on American citizens: the payment of a "tariff dividend" of $2,000 per person, with the goal of returning to the people part of the revenue caused by tariffs imposed on imported products from almost all countries.
The announcement, made through Truth Social, was presented by the president as recognition of the success of his trade policy and as a way to compensate Americans for their support of a stronger and fairer economy.
Trump explained that the measure will not include high-income taxpayers, focusing on working families and the middle class, the sectors that have benefited the most from his economic policy.
In his post, the president emphasized that tariffs have caused billions of dollars for the State's coffers, without causing inflation or affecting consumption. "401(k) accounts are at their highest point in history and there is no inflation resulting from tariffs," he stated.
The president firmly defended his strategy, stating that critics of tariffs "are fools" who do not understand the benefits of an economy based on the recovery of industrial and financial sovereignty.
For Trump, tariffs in this case are not only a tool of trade pressure, but also a source of national revenue that allows for reducing dependence on public debt and strengthening citizens' purchasing power.
