(CNN) — President Donald Trump, embattled by America’s growing affordability problems , has once again floated a unique solution: Sending Americans rebate checks for the tariffs that his administration has collected.

“People that are against Tariffs are FOOLS!” Trump posted on Truth Social Sunday. “A dividend of at least $2000 a person (not including high income people!) will be paid to everyone.”

It’s a bold promise with several significant complications.

What Trump proposed

Trump has frequently floated the idea of tariff rebate checks. Prior to this weekend’s proposal, Trump in August had said Americans could receive a portion of the tariff revenue .

“We’re taking in so much money that we may very well make a dividend to the people of America,” Trump said at the time.

While

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