Senator Ron Johnson: No Tariff Checks For You, You Silly Taxpayers!

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Ron Johnson: No Tariff Checks For You, You Silly Taxpayers!
Sen Ron Johnson rejects the idea of sending Americans $2,000 of tariff money, calling it "unaffordable."
https://crooksandliars.com/2025/11/ron-johnson-no-tariff-checks-you-you-silly

By Chris capper Liebenthal — November 26, 2025

Sen Ron Johnson got his Scrooge on early this year when he appeared on Fox................................

BARFIROMO: So what about these $2,000 checks that the president has been talking about ...................

ROJO: We're $30 trillion in debt. We've averaged $1.9 trillion deficits over the last five years. Over the next 10 years, the projections are about $26 trillion in cumulative deficits. We have to address the deficit problem. We are on borrowed time here. So many people are whistling by the graveyard. If we're bringing revenue through the tariffs, that ought to be applied to reduce the deficit, not just to making cash payment to Americans.

BARFIROMO: It sounds like you would vote no in terms of $2,000 checks going to individuals.

ROJO: We can't afford it. I wish we were in a position to return the American public their money, but we're not. Again, we'll have at least a $2 trillion deficit this year. Again, that compares to prior to the pandemic. Trump had deficits; he's run about $800 billion. Obama, his last four years, $550 billion a year. Now we're $2 trillion? Completely unacceptable. We have to start focusing on that and doing something about it......................

[Irish_Dem]

1. How many $2000 checks has he cashed from his minders and those bribing him?

[rampartd]

7. those checks to rojo are denominated in rubles.

and signed in cyrilic.

[Irish_Dem]

8. Probably some in Yuan signed in Mandarin

[TheFarseer]

2. He's right

Now just raise taxes on the wealthy, cut waste out of the military and start paying down the debt. We really need to balance the budget and turn this thing around before it is too late if it’s not already too late.

[Gimpyknee]

9. I'm in absolute agreement with you.

[Old Crank]

11. Yup. Slap a 25% tax

All all income over 1 million dollar from whatever source.

[KS Toronado]

13. Or go back to President Eisenhower's tax rates

His high was like 90% for the largest income makers.

[Old Crank]

14. It would have to be lower.

CA, for one, has a tax rate just over 10% for the highest earners. Not sure what would happen in NYC which has state and city income tax.

[viva la]

3. He acts like it's the American people

Who are greedy and want to add to the debt... but doesn't stress that it's the president who said he'd send out checks.

[cstanleytech]

4. The truth is the debt is due to the wealthy hoovering up the money and not putting back any of it.

The average person though puts back most of their money into the economy they get and that goes for people on social security or disability as all of that money goes back out to pay for bills and other things as spending on everyday things are what actually creates the jobs.

[mdbl]

5. Sure Ron and the Big Shitty Ugly Bill you passed has nothing to do with the debt.

Right? I'm so tired of these gaslighting assholes in Congress.

[OldBaldy1701E]

6. Ain't that the truth! (n/t)

[twodogsbarking]

10. Trump told him to say that, and he did. Good boy, but no treat, back in the kennel.

[lastlib]

12. But we could afford the giant tax giveaways to your rich buddies, Ronnie?

I'd say you're a douchebag, Ronnie, but that would be insulting to actual douchebags. You are one useless consumer of oxygen.