Theatrical Farce of Trump’s $2,000 Tariff Checks: A Comedic Tragedy in Three Acts

In this grand act of economic despair, relief appeared-an elixir conjured by the federal government: stimulus checks, those fleeting tokens of mercy handed to the humble and mollified middle classes. Three installments-March 2020, December 2020, and March 2021-each more a gesture than a solution, served as a cast of extras attempting to revive an ailing economy. These moments-particularly the initial two-unfolded under President Donald Trump’s watchpiece, a spectacle of audacity playing out at the close of his first act.






