A warning has been issued to married couples about the proposed $2,000 tariff dividend checks that Donald Trump has promised to almost every American citizen.
The criteria aren’t totally clear yet, but more details are emerging day by day about who will be in line to receive the checks.
More information is emerging about Donald Trump’s $2,000 checks
Trump sparked a huge news story recently when he promised to share the dividends raised from his tariffs on foreign goods with the US population, promising a check of ‘at least $2,000’ to almost all US citizens.
Of course, there are some catches that have been raised already, including exactly who will be eligible to receive the checks, what the income threshold might be, or even whether the checks are economically viable at all.
Some have raised very valid concerns about whether the checks are a good idea, or whether they’ll ever come to fruition, but Trump and his government have gradually been drip-feeding information about when the checks could arrive, how much they might be, and who will be getting them.
But what if you're part of a married couple?
A good person to listen to on these matters is YouTuber and SSA expert Blind to Billionaire, who has released a video outlining the exact details as we know them.
If you want to know what ‘moderate income’ actually means when they discuss it, he’s got a bit more information for you.
He explained that it’s very simple - if you earn below a certain income, you will get the check.
As he puts it: “It is based on your income - that’s it.
“I’ll make it very clear here, is your income below $75,000 a year, as an individual, yes or no?
“That’s it - that’s all you need to know.
“If your answer is yes, you are most likely eligible for this.”
Then, he played a clip of Trump himself stating that the government will be issuing ‘dividends’ somewhere ‘in the middle of next year’ for individuals of ‘moderate income’.
Then, Blind to Billionaire explains that he has been seeing comments from people concerned that they won’t receive the monies when they are sent out.
Concerns like being out of a job, being on social security, not filing a tax return, etc.
He moved to allay those fears: “Generally, the threshold they put in place for income is $75,000 as an individual, $150,000 dollars as a married couple.”
The income threshold will likely be the deciding factor
Other than that, you don’t need to worry about anything.
So, that might have you adding up your collective finances if you are in a married couple, but - remember - being over the threshold means you are doing OK anyway.
However, the YouTuber did warn that there is a lot of differing information out there at the minute because the government ‘do not have a written plan for this’ yet.
That means a lot of people are saying a lot of stuff ‘on the fly’.
But, rest assured, if you don’t earn over that threshold either as an individual or a couple, there’s a good chance you’ll get the payout.