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Alright, let's get this straight. Are we REALLY still falling for this stimulus check BS in 2025? Seriously? Every freakin' month it's the same song and dance: "OMG! Is a $1,702 check on the way?!" Cue the breathless clickbait articles and the hordes of people sharing it on Facebook like it's gospel. Is a $1,702 stimulus check coming? Latest news on claims of 2025 payments
The Usual Suspects & Empty Promises
Give me a break.
First off, let's just acknowledge the obvious: if the IRS actually had money to throw around, they wouldn't be squeezing every last dime out of us during tax season. They'd be, I dunno, fixing their ancient computer systems that probably still run on punch cards. But no, instead we get more empty promises and recycled headlines.
We're talking about the same government that can't even agree on a budget, let alone figure out how to send out "free" money without screwing something up royally. Remember the last stimulus checks? Half of them went to dead people, and the other half got lost in the mail. Good times.
And don't even get me started on the politicians. Trump floated some nonsense about "DOGE dividends" funded by Musk's "Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE)". Seriously? This is the kind of stuff you hear on InfoWars, not from a former president. What's next, are they gonna start paying us in Bitcoin mined by unicorn tears? I mean, offcourse, it sounds ridiculous.
Then there's Sen. Hawley's "American Worker Rebate Act" – another bill that's probably gathering dust in some Senate committee, never to see the light of day. It's always the same story: big promises, zero action.
Rep. Khanna wanted to give us $2,000 to offset Trump's tariffs. Okay, great idea... but how about we just undo the tariffs in the first place? It's like treating the symptom instead of the disease.
The State-Level Shell Game
Okay, fine, some states are sending out "inflation relief checks." New York, Pennsylvania, Georgia, Colorado, New Jersey... they're all doing their little song and dance. But let's be real: these are just one-time payments, Band-Aids on a gaping wound. A couple hundred bucks isn't going to solve anyone's financial problems when gas is $6 a gallon and a loaf of bread costs more than a movie ticket.
And don't even get me started on the ANCHOR property tax relief payments in New Jersey. Up to $1,750 for homeowners over 65? What about the rest of us? Are we just supposed to eat cake while the Boomers get another handout?
Wait, am I turning into one of those people? Maybe I'm spending too much time online... nah.
The Scam Alert: If It Sounds Too Good...
The worst part of all this? The scammers. Every time these stimulus rumors start swirling, the phishing emails and fake websites come out of the woodwork. "Click here to claim your FREE MONEY!" Yeah, right. Click there and you'll be donating your bank account to some Nigerian prince.
The IRS even has to issue warnings about text scams and impersonators. It's like they're playing whack-a-mole with the fraudsters, and we're the moles.
Seriously, people, use your brains. If someone's offering you free money online, it's a scam. Period.
So, What's the Real Story?
It's all a big, fat distraction. The government's broke, the economy's tanking, and the only thing they can offer us is empty promises and a few crumbs to keep us from rioting in the streets. Don't fall for it.