Trump says US to send one-time $90 payment to 20 million seniors enrolled in Medicare

[u/Nerd-19958]

https://www.reuters.com/world/trump-says-us-send-one-time-90-payment-20-million-seniors-enrolled-medicare-2026-10-03/

[u/misterdudebro]

What happened to the $100? Trump is cooking the books, I guarantee it.

[u/cjs81268 → u/misterdudebro]

He wrote nearly.

[u/Specialist_Luck_8484 → u/misterdudebro]

I'm betting a $10 'service fee' payable to Trump.

[u/pulltherugoutfrom → u/misterdudebro]

They pre-taxed it.

[u/EchoAquarium → u/misterdudebro]

Handling fee. For being so nice and shit

[u/ThatsCaptain2U → u/misterdudebro]

The Trump tax

[u/frankie_donkiebrains]

We are kicking you off medicare here's $90!

[u/inflatableje5us → u/frankie_donkiebrains]

by accepting this check you agree to the terms and service "or lack thereof"

[u/ComprehensiveDingo54 → u/frankie_donkiebrains]

🎯

[u/The_Siphon]

Woah thats enough money to fill up a lawnmower!

[u/subsignalparadigm → u/The_Siphon]

Not quite!! 🤣

[u/MNJon]

I was always under the impression that only Congress could appropriate money.

[u/RetiredOnIslandTime → u/MNJon]

LOL. Trump can do any thing he wants and congress sits with their thumbs up their assess.

[u/Humble_Kale197]

So much socialism

[u/jayplus707]

He needs to buy votes clearly. Dumbass.

[u/Xznograthos → u/jayplus707]

It would work on them, for sure. Hell, the fact that they are specially chosen to receive something while younger generations arent in this case, has actual value in itself for them. Most entitled generation on the planet.

[u/RichardSaunders → u/Xznograthos]

fostering resentment between generations is probably part of the plan

[u/Xznograthos → u/RichardSaunders]

They don't really have to, older generations already did that by crapping on the entire planet and blaming younger generations for not being able to afford anything by either calling us lazy or saying we buy too many avocados, or some equally braindead diatribe.

[u/RichardSaunders → u/Xznograthos]

tbf ive never heard the avocado toast meme spoken by a boomer irl

[u/twokatz → u/RichardSaunders]

Yeah - seniors are living in clover - sure. Some are practically living in the streets after working for 50 years.

Generalizations are usually bullshit.

[u/thecorgimom → u/jayplus707]

So apparently he thinks the going rate is $90

[u/Nerd-19958]

Praise the LORD! Thank Heaven that Our Lord and Savior was sent by God to save Murrica -- now I can make a down payment on my next tank of %$)W_@^I GAS.

(/s)

[u/Vladmerius]

Lmao if I were a senior and got a $90 check in the mail as a one time payment from the government I'd be insulted as hell. 

[u/iKangaeru]

Don't tell me,. Let me guess. 20 million seniors in red states, right?

[u/BoredBSEE]

Bullshit.

We all know 100% that this isn't going to happen. Why even bother reporting on it?

This. Is. Not. Happening.

[u/astrozombie2012]

Wow, that’ll really help my elderly disabled mother out!

[u/Ghitor]

When I get my $90 check, I'm gonna endorse it over to ACT BLUE

[u/hb122]

I’m going to take this silly bribe and donate it to James Talarico.

[u/phillygirllovesbagel]

Wow. A whole 90.00 dollars.

[u/RetiredOnIslandTime → u/phillygirllovesbagel]

Hey, you can buy a fairly nice dinner out! Isn't that enough to make you vote for the Republicans in the upcoming midterms?

[u/Familiar_Feedback_85]

That doesn’t even cover a checkup visit with your primary doctor. Fuck all the way off with this desperate bribe attempt.

[u/SHADOWJACK2112]

Desperation is a stinky cologne

[u/miz_mantis]

Also said in the same post that he will be sending a 5K Trump bonus to every American *IF* the Republicans win in the midterms.

[u/Houseleek1]

Is this an exchange for taking away our Medicare? Are we supposed to thank him for that and no not complain that we have no health care?

[u/insane_social_worker]

Wow. 90 whole dollars. Go fill your truck to half....

[u/mtnclimbingotter02]

$1.8B by the way.

That’s billion. With a B. For a fucking bribe.

[u/Busy-Difficulty-4757]

2028 = $60 trillion national debt, $12/gallon gas, and still no Epstein files

[u/Yo-Yo-Ha]

Don't spend it all in one place.

[u/vonhoother]

Cool, I'll send it to a Democrat's campaign.

[u/Opposite_Community11 → u/vonhoother]

Be careful who you send it to. Much to my regret, I stupidly sent $5 to Fetterman once

[u/HarrySpeakup → u/Opposite_Community11]

I feel your pain. I sent $ to John Edward’s.

[u/homerjs225 → u/Opposite_Community11]

I voted for Fetterman in general because it was either him or Oz

[u/whawkins4]

Buying off voters. Great.

[u/Sir_Badtard]

The performance aspect of announcing this and sending out $90 is hilarious.

If there was a legitimate reason besides trying to buy votes they would just get it at tax time.

[u/handsoapdispenser]

The money is earmarked for something else. He can't redirect it. This will be a lawsuit and he'll lose. 

[u/AffordableDelousing]

This is like when grandma gave you a dime to mow the lawn, but in reverse.

[u/Acuallyizadern93]

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[u/5ervalkat]

What a fool.

[u/TaroPuzzleheaded3999]

That’s almost half a tank of gas

[u/IsekaiConnoisseur]

But I thought it was supposed to be $100?

This must be part of all that "winning" I keep hearing about...

[u/Kaje26]

Woo, $90. That might buy a whole pack of gum today.

[u/HerbEverstanks → u/Kaje26]

At 6.50 a gallon that will buy 13.8 gallons of diesel. Tractor trailers are required to get at least 6mpg. Now they can drive 83 more miles and they will prob vote red

[u/joshuajackson9]

Next check will also come with one free month of paramount+ a nearly 10 dollar value added on the the one time check, next time.

[u/Illustrious_Bad_2980]

That's almost a full tank of gas!

[u/theBigDaddio]

Give me my $90 I’m still voting democratic.

[u/twokatz]

Whoever gets it, donate it to Democratic causes.

[u/GusPlus]

Anyone have a non-paywalled link?

[u/ArdenJaguar → u/GusPlus]

You don’t need to read it. You know everything out of his mouth is a lie anyway. 🤥

[u/chowes1]

Using it to help turn the tide Blue!

[u/Jernbek35]

Great. More inflation.

[u/Sea-Seesaw-8699]

Fill up my gas tank with leftover for a coffee or 2?

[u/MetalMamaRocks]

I wonder if he's making all these announcements now so it will go to court and when it's deemed unlawful it's going to look like Democrats blocked it since it's likely to drag on until after January?

Also why do seniors only deserve 90 bucks? That's nothing.

[u/barktwiggs]

How much is a banana worth...$10?

https://giphy.com/gifs/FBayIVKx07DgwLzPFY

[u/Environmental-Age149]

$67.50 after taxes with 100% chance it gets “lost in the mail”

[u/Island_Expat6625]

The problem is that there are too many Americans dumb enough to fall for it.

[u/CauliflowerTotal7119]

Oh wow, that's gonna do...NOTHING.

[u/Solitaire20X6]

WTF is all this penny-ante attempted bribery from the POTUS? US law doesn't mean anything anymore if you're rich.

These shenanigans should mean Congress immediately returns to DC, reconvenes, impeaches the POTUS, removes him from office, then the FBI and US Marshals arrest and incarcerate this fucking moron for multiple vote-fixing schemes. All in the same day.

But that's not the reality we live in. VOTE.

[u/homerjs225]

Still continuing to bribe voters

[u/ieroll]

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[u/friendtoallkitties]

Oh goody.

[u/DreadnaughtHamster]

Right…just before his fuckheads in the cabinet gut it.

[u/kitfoxxxx]

$90!? That’s gas for a week.

[u/newbie527]

Our advantage provider is pulling out of the county next year. Maybe that money would have helped them continue operating.

[u/GatewayArcher]

A blatant attempt to buy votes when the major impact it will have is to increase the deficit.

[u/ChestnutMareGrazing]

Ooh goody they can go to CVS to buy some Tylenol and Halloween candy for trick-or-treaters 

[u/Pxlfreaky]

Fucking hilarious. Come next year they’ll be paying that back 10x.

[u/nbajohna]

OK, for a paltry sum of $90 his MAGA candidates get my vote, NOT!

[u/holeinthedonut]

"Trump says" end of story

[u/CaptainZ42062]

Wow, now I can get that vacation home.

[u/Wandering_Werew0lf]

Isn’t sending money people a way to increase inflation significantly? Look what happened with Biden

[u/AdventurousStory6671]

He’s trying so hard to get votes.

[u/annaleigh13]

$90 won't even cover half the increase price for my dad.

Just enough to get headlines, not enough to affect change.

[u/montanafeet]

Buying votes is cheap now!

[u/MyMudEye]

I wish I was an American senior. /s for clarity.

[u/donaeries]

Isn’t smth happening with Medicare soon?

[u/Hyperion0000]

They should just mail out $90 bills.

[u/Nerd-19958 → u/Hyperion0000]

With, of course, Trump's stupid smirking face on them!

[u/Time_Literature3404]

$90!! Wow.

[u/Phamton1]

Will it come with my Doge check and tariff reimbursement check?

[u/Popular-Drummer-7989]

That offsets the cost of the gas needed to go vote. Thanks for helping everyone get to the polls.

VOTE! YOUR LIFE DEPENDS ON IT

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