CAL THOMAS COMMENTARY SEPTEMBER 14, 2026
GEORGE MCGOVERN PROPOSED IT IN 1972 AND VOTERS REJECTED IT. I’M TALKING ABOUT A GUARANTEED INCOME FOR EVERY AMERICAN, PAID FOR BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.
NOW PRESIDENT TRUMP IS TRYING SOMERTHING SIMILAR, BUT WITH A SLIGHT TWIST.
HE HAS PROMISED A $5000 CHECK TO EVERY AMERICAN IF REPUBLICANS MAINTAIN THEIR MAJORITIES IN THE HOUSE AND SENATE.
DOES THIS SOUND TO YOU LIKE VOTE BUYING? YES, DEMOCRATS BUY VOTES IN DIFFERENT WAYS, LIKE THE DARK MONEY GEORGE SOROS AND OTHER PROGRESSIVES FUNNEL INTO CAMPAIGNS. BUT THIS IS BLATANT. IT SOUNDS LIKE CONDITIONAL BRIBERY.
THERE IS SOME PRECEDENT FOR THIS. IN 1936, CONGRESS OVERRODE PRESIDENT FRANKLIN ROOSEVELT’S VETO TO DISBURSE ROUGHLY $2 BILLION, OR $580 PER VETERAN OF WORLD WAR ONE. MORE RECENTLY, PRESIDENTS BIDEN AND TRUMP SENT OUT STIMULUS CHECKS TO HOUSEHOLDS DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC.
THIS IS VERY DIFFERENT. WE HAVE A $40 TRILLION DEBT WHICH NO ONE IS ADDRESSING. SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE WILL SOON RUN OUT OF MONEY. BETTER TO ADDRESS THESE ISSUES THAN TO PAY VOTERS WITH MONEY WE DON’T HAVE. I’M CAL THOMAS.
