{"id":2408189,"date":"2025-02-28T21:25:02","date_gmt":"2025-03-01T02:25:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-doge-dividend-threshold-floated-would-you-now-make-the-cut-for-a-5000-check\/"},"modified":"2025-02-28T21:25:25","modified_gmt":"2025-03-01T02:25:25","slug":"new-doge-dividend-threshold-floated-would-you-now-make-the-cut-for-a-5000-check","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-doge-dividend-threshold-floated-would-you-now-make-the-cut-for-a-5000-check\/","title":{"rendered":"New DOGE Dividend Threshold Floated &#8211; Would You Now Make the Cut for a $5,000 Check?"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnew-doge-dividend-threshold-floated-would-you-now-make-the-cut-for-a-5000-check%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2408189&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The summary discusses \u2064a proposed &#8220;DOGE \u2064dividend,&#8221; a plan aimed at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/n-y-gov-hochul-speaks-out-on-devastation-of-hurricane-ida\/\" title=\"N.Y. Gov. Hochul speaks out on devastation of Hurricane Ida\">providing financial relief<\/a> to American taxpayers by distributing part of the savings generated from government efficiency measures. this initiative, originally suggested by James Fishback, CEO of Azoria Investment Firm, implicates that only net taxpayers would receive these payouts. If the\u200c program succeeds in saving $2 \u200btrillion, a 20% allocation could \u200bprovide around $5,000 per household.<\/p>\n<p>The plan is positioned as\u2064 a responsive solution to the \u200dissues within the government bureaucracy, aiming to return money to those who have been financially burdened by inefficient government \u200bspending.\u200d Critics note that households earning less than $40,000 typically receive more in benefits than they \u2064pay in taxes, thus\u2064 would not qualify for\u200d the DOGE dividend.Fishback\u200d argues \u200bthat the dividend\u2063 is distinct from previous stimulus checks as only \u2064tax-paying households are eligible, suggesting that these households are more likely to save the dividend rather than spend it, which could mitigate concerns\u2064 about inflation.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, the argument is made that this\u200b dividend would serve \u200das a form of justice for taxpayers who \u200dfeel wronged \u200bby government inefficiencies, likening it to returning money stolen by a\u200c burglar. The overall\u200b goal is to foster\u200d public support for government reforms and ensure \u200cfinancial reparations \u2063for\u200b taxpayers who contribute to federal income taxes.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>As the Department of Government Efficiency considers the idea of a &ldquo;DOGE dividend&rdquo; to help Americans benefit from streamlining the bureaucracy, it&rsquo;s possible that only net taxpayers will receive payouts.<\/p>\n<p>The DOGE dividend plan, first <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/doge-savings-dividend-checks-americans-musk-conferring-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">floated publicly<\/a> by James Fishback, CEO of investment firm Azoria, would in essence be a &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-associate-shuffled-money-between-joe-biden-hunter-biden-accounts-president-potential-target-of-fbi-investigation-expert-says\/\" title=\"Report: Associate Shuffled Money Between Joe Biden, Hunter Biden Accounts; President Potential Target Of FBI Investigation, Expert Says\">tax refund check<\/a> sent to every taxpayer, funded exclusively with a portion of the total savings delivered by DOGE.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>If DOGE is able to hit its objective of saving $2 trillion, then taking 20 percent of that pie and dividing $400 billion among all net taxpayers would amount to $5,000 per household.<\/p>\n<p>The policy would <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-breaks-doge-dividend-expect-get\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">create<\/a> public buy-in to reforming the government and, in essence, refund Americans for the thievery from our bureaucratic elites.<\/p>\n<p>But under the plan from Fishback, people who aren&rsquo;t net taxpayers would indeed miss out on the opportunity.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>According to a Tuesday <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/americans-earning-40000-less-doge-dividend-checks-2035814\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">analysis<\/a> by Newsweek based on data from Pew Research Center, that would amount to anyone with an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/todays-the-day-many-americans-will-get-1400-in-covid-19-relief-deposited-into-bank-accounts\/\" title=\"Today\u2019s The Day: Many Americans Will Get ,400 In COVID-19 Relief Deposited Into Bank Accounts\">adjusted gross income<\/a> of less than $40,000 per year, since those households usually take in more from benefits than they pay in taxes.<\/p>\n<p>Fishback defended the plan by noting that it&rsquo;s &ldquo;different from past stimulus checks,&rdquo; like those sent during the COVID lockdowns, since only taxpaying households are eligible, according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/doge\/trump-elon-musk-doge-dividends-low-income-americans-rcna192994\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">report<\/a> from NBC News.<\/p>\n<p>He noted that &ldquo;a lot of <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">low-income households essentially<\/a> saw transfer payments&rdquo; of between 25 percent and 30 percent of their annual incomes from those stimulus checks a few years ago.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This exclusively goes to households that are net-payers of federal income tax, and what that means is that they have a lower propensity to spend and a higher propensity to save a transfer payment like the DOGE dividend,&rdquo; he observed.<\/p>\n<p>He also noted that because the payouts would come from funds already appropriated, the effect of inflation would not be as severe, relative to what some Republicans have warned.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Tax-paying households are more likely to save (not spend) a transfer payment like the DOGE Dividend, as consumption is a lower  of their income,&rdquo; Fishback explained.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;There is nothing inflationary about paying off debt, saving for emergencies, or investing in college or retirement,&rdquo; he added.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;In fact, debt paydowns are actually deflationary.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>That is a rather compelling argument.<\/p>\n<p>There are, of course, the dollars and cents of giving the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-joy-behar-forced-humiliate-air-admit-lied-elon-musk-beg-not-sued\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DOGE dividends<\/a> to households more likely to put them toward savings rather than consumption.<\/p>\n<p>But more importantly, there is the argument of justice.<\/p>\n<p>American taxpayers are learning almost daily about the vast degrees of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/fired-government-employees-mar-yosemite-national-park-disgraceful-display\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">bloat<\/a> in the federal government, especially bloat that is driven by leftist ideologues, and they will want their money back.<\/p>\n<p>That&rsquo;s why the plan does not need to involve people who don&rsquo;t pay taxes. They were not wronged.<\/p>\n<p>The DOGE dividend, in some sense, will just be nabbing cash <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/unprecedented-elons-chainsaw-digs-irs-least-113-offices-closing-almost-every-soft-term-lease-nuked\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">stolen<\/a> by a burglar and returning it to the homeowners from whom he stole.<\/p>\n<p>Our country has indeed been robbed blind.<\/p>\n<p>But now that the truth is coming into the light, it&rsquo;s time to make some amends.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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Proposed by James Fishback, CEO of Azoria investment firm, the DOGE dividend would function as a &#8220;tax refund check for every taxpayer,&#8221; funded solely by a portion of the savings generated by DOGE. If DOGE achieves its goal of saving $2 trillion, allocating 20%\u2014or $400 billion\u2014among net taxpayers could result in $5,000 per household. This policy aims to garner public support for government reform and essentially reimburse Americans for losses incurred due to bureaucratic excesses. However, under Fishback&#8217;s proposal, individuals who do not pay taxes would be excluded from this benefit.<\/p>\n<p>According to a recent analysis by Newsweek using data from Pew Research Center, this exclusion would apply to those with an adjusted gross income below $40,000 annually since such households typically receive more in benefits than they contribute in taxes. Fishback defended his plan as distinct from previous stimulus checks issued during COVID lockdowns because it targets only taxpaying households. He pointed out that many low-income families received transfer payments amounting to 25-30% of their annual income during those times and emphasized that this initiative is designed specifically for federal income tax contributors who are less likely to spend and more inclined to save such payments.<\/p>\n<p>Fishback also argued that since these payouts would come from already allocated funds, inflationary effects would be minimized compared to concerns raised by some Republicans. He explained that tax-paying households tend to save rather than spend transfer payments like the DOGE dividend because consumption constitutes a smaller portion of their income; thus paying off debt or saving does not contribute significantly to inflation.<\/p>\n<p>Beyond financial considerations regarding distributing DOGE dividends primarily towards savings rather than spending lies an important issue of fairness. American taxpayers are increasingly aware of significant waste within the federal government driven largely by leftist ideologies and will seek restitution for their contributions. Consequently, there is no need for non-taxpayers&#8217; involvement in this plan as they have not been wronged; instead, the DOGE dividend can be viewed as reclaiming funds misappropriated from taxpayers\u2014a return on what has been unjustly taken.<\/p>\n<p>With growing awareness about governmental inefficiencies coming into focus now is an opportune moment for rectification<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2408190,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Musk-and-Trump-5.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[12577,20808,23466,9177,20633],"class_list":["post-2408189","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-cryptocurrency","tag-dividend","tag-doge","tag-investment","tag-threshold"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Musk-and-Trump-5.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2408189","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2408189"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2408189\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2408193,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2408189\/revisions\/2408193"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2408190"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2408189"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2408189"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2408189"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}