Infrapink@thebrainbin.org to Not The Onion@lemmy.world · 3 days agoTrump promises every US adult $5,000 if Republicans win the midterm electionswww.thejournal.ieexternal-linkmessage-square149linkfedilinkarrow-up1450arrow-down118file-text
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minus-squareRaoulDook@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up41·3 days agoWith the US adult (over 18) population at about 269-270 million, $5000 each would be about $1.3 Trillion imaginary dollars.
minus-squareschipelblorp@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up30arrow-down1·3 days agoThe dollars would be real, the value would not. Trump is ruling like a particular type of typical dictator–protectionists tarriffs and printing money. Expect Argentina-style inflation in a few years. Don’t denominate your savings in dollars, guys.
minus-squareuen3@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 days agoIt’s an old-fashioned word, like ‘groceries’.
minus-squarenilloc@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down1·3 days agoThey’ll find a way to only pay republican voters. Possibly while looking to expel anyone who isn’t at the same time.
minus-squaremassacre@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 days ago US Population yesterday was just under 349M 21.07% of the population is under 18 Leaving just over 270.5M eligible adults in the US. Even shaving off a generous 500,000 people as illegal, that makes it $1.35T this would cost. so you are pretty damn close @RaoulDook@lemmy.world
With the US adult (over 18) population at about 269-270 million, $5000 each would be about $1.3 Trillion imaginary dollars.
The dollars would be real, the value would not.
Trump is ruling like a particular type of typical dictator–protectionists tarriffs and printing money. Expect Argentina-style inflation in a few years. Don’t denominate your savings in dollars, guys.
What’s savings?
It’s an old-fashioned word, like ‘groceries’.
They’ll find a way to only pay republican voters. Possibly while looking to expel anyone who isn’t at the same time.
US Population yesterday was just under 349M
21.07% of the population is under 18
Leaving just over 270.5M eligible adults in the US.
Even shaving off a generous 500,000 people as illegal, that makes it $1.35T this would cost.
so you are pretty damn close @RaoulDook@lemmy.world
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