Jonathan V. Last on Government Spending

Statements and actions by Jonathan V. Last on this topic.

Public disputes concerning public expenditure, fiscal commitments, payments, budgets, and the use of taxpayer funds.

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Recorded statement

1 statement on this page. Dates: September 10, 2026

1 matching statement. Dates: September 10, 2026

1 published statement. Dates: September 10, 2026

Jonathan V. Last
Role at the time: Bulwark editor, posting on his personal Substack profile
September 10, 2026Mixed or conditional
Responding to
Trump’s $5,000 election pledge: policy dividend or vote-buying?
"I’m half serious. Dems take the House and then send Trump his $5,000 bribe bill to sign"
Why we used this label
Combines a negative bribery characterization with tactical, qualified support for passage—not an endorsement of its economic merits.
Jonathan V. Last’s public note on passing Trump’s dividend bill (opens in a new tab)

- Jonathan V. Last

Original Substack note c-334105020, September 10, 2026, 1:19 p.m. EDT

Last’s complete public note explains his qualified, tactical proposal alongside a link to his subscriber-only essay. The note—not an inference from the essay’s headline—is the evidence for this position.

Read statement Trump’s $5,000 election pledge: policy dividend or vote-buying?