While details are sparse, estimates suggest that if tariff rebates were structured similarly to COVID-era stimulus payments, paying $2,000 to Americans would cost about $600 billion, well above the $300 billion projected to be collected per year by tariffs, according to the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget.

It’s open enrollment season. And for the 20 million Americans who buy their own health insurance, prices are through the roof.Rates are up an average of 30 percent for a typical plan in the 30 states where the federal government manages markets.