J.D. Tuccille
Role at the time: Contributing editor, Reason
Condemned
Statement summary
Reason contributing editor J.D. Tuccille argued Trump's $5,000 dividend pledge is "a brazen vote-buying scheme," citing CRFB's cost estimate of over $1.2 trillion against Tax Foundation figures showing tariff revenue covers roughly one-tenth of that.
“Trump's $5,000 'dividends' are a brazen vote-buying scheme”
Open source (opens in a new tab)Reason: "Trump's $5,000 'dividends' are a brazen vote-buying scheme"
Reason magazine op-ed by J.D. Tuccille arguing Trump's $5,000 dividend pledge is undisguised vote-buying, citing CRFB's cost estimate and Tax Foundation's tariff-revenue analysis.
Why we used this label
Tuccille directly condemns the pledge as undisguised vote-buying, comparing it to historical election-day inducements, and cites fiscal analysis showing tariff revenue covers only a fraction of the cost.