Send $5,000 checks if the money is borrowed?

Name: Send $5,000 checks if the money is borrowed? — poll responses
Creator: Crosstab
Published: 2026-09-26T00:00:00.000Z
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Sending $5,000 to every adult citizen would cost about $1.2 trillion for one round. Suppose Congress paid for it by borrowing. Should Congress send the payments, or not?

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Send them. Americans should get this money now, even though it adds about $1.2 trillion to the national debt

Don't send them. One round of checks isn't worth $1.2 trillion in new borrowing that, with interest, is left to be paid later, even though no one gets the $5,000

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Crosstab, "Send $5,000 checks if the money is borrowed?", opt-in online poll, 0 respondents as of October 27, 2026. Question: "Sending $5,000 to every adult citizen would cost about $1.2 trillion for one round. Suppose Congress paid for it by borrowing. Should Congress send the payments, or not?" Results describe the poll's respondents, not the general population. https://crosstabpoll.com/poll/five-thousand-borrowed

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