President Trump's promised $2,000 tariff checks would probably cost $450 billion but provide small boosts in both economic growth and employment, per a new analysis of the proposal.

Why it matters: At that price the dividend would wipe out more than a year's worth of tariff income, leaving nothing for the president's other promised uses of the money, like paying down debt and bailing out farmers.

Catch up quick: After months of bringing up the idea, Trump and his economic team have been talking about it more actively in recent days, as the president tries to apply pressure on the Supreme Court to uphold his entire tariff program. • The president told reporters in the Oval Office Monday night that the checks would start going out in mid-2026 — though Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has

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