Just call it the Five-Grand Old Party. This week, at the Republican Party’s midterm faux-convention Trump announced something called (inevitably) the “Trump Dividend.”
Nearly every one of his signature policy ideas is inflationary.
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Price tags on store shelves climb as President Donald Trump pushes a sprawling agenda of new tariffs and a proposed $5,000 citizen payout. Economic analysts are left wondering if the White House genuinely misunderstands basic inflation triggers or simply does not care about the consequences.
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Everything Trump Wants to Do Causes Inflation
Does he not understand, or does he just not care?
By David A. Graham
September 11, 2026, 6:16 PM ET
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Everything Trump Wants to Do Causes Inflation
Does he not understand, or does he just not care?
I'd say it's the latter... 😡
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“…injecting more than $1 trillion into the economy wouldn’t just blow up the deficit and national debt—it would also drive up prices. Giving every American $5,000 to spend would create demand that couldn’t immediately be met, encouraging sellers to raise prices.”
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“A paradox of this moment is that inflation is a big reason for Trump’s cratering approval and his party’s sinking odds in the midterm elections, but nearly every one of his signature policy ideas is inflationary.”
The Atlantic argues that Trump's core economic proposals — from tariffs to mass deportations to tax cuts — all carry significant inflationary consequences, raising questions about whether the administ
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Atlantic: Injecting more than $1 trillion into the economy wouldn’t just blow up the deficit and national debt—it would also drive up prices. Giving every American $5,000 would create demand that couldn’t be met, encouraging sellers to raise price
“A paradox of this moment is that inflation is a big reason for Trump’s cratering approval and his party’s sinking odds in the midterm elections, but nearly every one of his signature policy ideas is inflationary.” www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
Trump’s policies are working”, ends the article.
Sadly, for Americans, that manifests itself in rising prices.
Inflation.
I genuinely think that Trump doesn’t understand basic economics. After all, he has been cheating his way through life, avoiding any real consequences of reality.
“Trump’s policies are working”, ends the article.
Sadly, for Americans, that manifests itself in rising prices.
Inflation.
I genuinely think that Trump doesn’t understand basic economics. After all, he has been cheating his way through life, avoiding any real consequences of reality.
"...[I]njecting more than $1 trillion into the economy wouldn’t just blow up the deficit and national debt—it would also drive up prices." www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
Surprise surprise:
That Asshole is an idiot.
Also idiots?
Anybody who actually believes that *this time* his offer is real.
I believe he owes us all about $12.5K at this point.🙄
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Everything Trump wants to do causes inflation — and he seems either unaware or indifferent
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A paradox of this moment is that inflation is a big reason for Trump’s cratering approval and his party’s sinking odds in the midterm elections, but nearly every one of his signature policy ideas is inflationary. www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...