POLITICSArizona Mirror·Sep 10, 2026
Budget experts pan Trump’s ‘fiscally dangerous’ $5,000 payout that would ‘explode’ the national debt
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Donald Trump proposed giving $5,000 to each American adult if Republicans retain control of Congress. The nonpartisan Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget warned the plan would significantly increase the national deficit and worsen inflation.
WASHINGTON — A proposal by President Donald Trump to give $5,000 to each American adult if Republicans retain control of the U.S. House and Senate in November would “explode” the national deficit and worsen inflation, according to an analysis issued Thursday by the nonpartisan Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget. The committee, whose board includes […]