Plan to give US adults $5, 000 has been greeted with incredulity across the political spectrum as well as outrage Donald Trump on Sunday doubled down on his controversial pledge to give US adults a $5, 000 “dividend” if his Republican party keeps control of Congress after November’s midterm elections.
The plan has been greeted with expressions of incredulity across the US political spectrum as well as outraged accusations of seeing to bribe voters. The plan – which would cost more than a trillion dollars – also comes amid huge concern over the US national debt, which topped $40 tn for the first time in August.
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