As if President Joe Biden’s COVID “stimulus” checks weren’t bad enough, his successor is floating the idea of “tariff rebates” — when Uncle Sam is already $37 trillion in the hole.

President Donald Trump, whose 2020 checks at least had the justification of keeping the economy going despite the lockdowns, last week said he’s considering $2,000 tariff “dividend” checks for every American family, since tariff revenues “are going to be over a trillion dollars a year.”

At least he also said that paying down the national debt is the “No. 1” priority.

In some very different world, “tariff rebates” might make some sense, but the recent precedents already have the nation started down the road of every new prez sending out “free money” checks: That’s a habit Washington must break.

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