President Donald Trump's proposal to deliver huge stimulus checks to many American households is the latest bit of fiscal fantasy to emerge from the White House.

In a post on Truth Social, Trump promised checks of $2,000 to low- and middle-income Americans, supposedly to be funded out of tariff revenue. It's not the first time Trump has floated the idea of a "tariff dividend," but the latest announcement comes as the administration grasps wildly for a solution to Americans' perceived "affordability" issues.

After delivering the checks, the remaining tariff revenue would be used to pay down the national debt, Trump wrote in a post on Monday.

All of this is quite unserious. Let's do the math.

It's unclear exactly who would qualify for these stimulus checks, but the Tax Foundation's Erica

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