Everyone loves free money. Back in 2020, the IRS paid out three rounds of yummy stimulus checks, which were billed as “economic impact payments”, intended to help those whose income had been cut or stopped entirely by the COVID pandemic.
Since then, politicians have realized that, while it’s hardly the most sophisticated political tactic, people will vote for you if you send them money in the mail. Donald Trump quickly seized upon this as a way to bolster his flagging support in Nov. 2025, saying:
