If the independent calculations are correct, DOGE has cut $8 billion in government spending. 20% of that, divided amongst 350 million Americans, would be $4.57. If DOGE's claims are correct (and they're not), they cut $55 billion, which would be $31.43. Even if DOGE met it's goal of $2 trillion, that would be $1,142.86, which would be a significant one time payment for a lot of Americans, but wouldn't offset the loss of Medicaid, Medicare, Social Security, a functioning Post Office, etc.

And the other 80% to himself and his friends.

This is called a bribe. He doesn't want to give any money out but he realizes that firing hundreds of thousands off people and robbing the government clean isn't exactly a slam dunk policy, so instead he's offering you as 2,500$ check to watch this happen.

Sick shit, really.

Anybody who believes that he would actually do this is someone who would fall for the wallet inspector.

Spend money on taxes to maintain important departments.

The government guts important departments and programs.

Gives just 20% of your taxes back.

Profit?

Which is kind of crazy, if you think about it: The federal budget is coming from taxes. So the deal is that Trump is destroying valuable services of federal institutions and only 20% of the "savings" are getting passed on? While normal people will have to pay for stuff like the weather forecast?

Fuck you....the asshole doing this could give every American one million and STILL be worth 150 billion. Fuck your saving,I want the govt for the people by the people.

Wouldn't that cause inflation? Something you were campaigning to reduce?

20% of 0 is still 0, Donny-boy.

probably to one particular American citizen

And a massive 100% of the "negative savings" (ie damages).

What's your price? Do. Not. Cave.

Where’s the other 80% going? It’s our tax dollars.

DOGE would have to actually save money for this to work.

I would love to see that. It's based on lies and we could see how much. Really how much.

And he and Elon keep the rest?

in other words, it's a stimulus check, a thing that he can put his name on to prevent (and completely fail in doing so) the economic recession that would be caused by his stupid policies making the price of everything go up.

I look forward to three extra dollars in my pocket per year. I'll buy an egg.

Specifically, the American citizens who are part of the Trump administration.