Trump floats tariff dividend for middle and lower income Americans

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US President Donald Trump suggested that middle and lower-income Americans might receive some form of dividend from the tariff revenue. Until now, most US companies have shouldered the tariff cost burden rather than passing it on to consumers. But the latest inflation numbers suggest that might be starting to change, with the rise in consumer prices. Just before boarding Air Force One after leaving his golf club in New Jersey, Trump told reporters , “There could be a distribution or a dividend t...