The current estimate is about 270+ million adults in the US. So 270 * 5 is 1350, so about 1.35 trillion.
Nobody is going to pay for it because it wasn’t congressionally approved. It was a false promise given by a turd that can’t follow through with it.
Why meth addicts, though?
It’s basically the covid subsidies twice over… so, in theory it could be done… but realistically no it’s not going to happen, just like the tarrif refunds and the doge checks.
On the order of 1.5 Trillion. Never Going To Happen ™
If it’s from the government, yes, there’s nobody but taxpayers paying it - either by the Treasury, borrowing with interest or money printing that devalues everyone’s money.
Money comes from somewhere and the government is in effect a financial proxy for the public. He’s offering us our own money.
The billionaires certainly would not be paying for it.
