President Trump — in an apparent effort to drum up public support for tariffs — is now promising cold hard cash to Americans in the form of a dividend check.
In FY 2024, the IRS collected revenue of $5.1 trillion on an appropriated budget of $12.3 billion. That translates to a remarkable return on investment of 415:1.
The available data show that U.S. tariff receipts surged sharply in fiscal 2025, with official and independent tallies converging around $195 billion for the year, up from roughly $77 billion in fiscal 2024;
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