US president’s promise of ‘dividend’ raises legal, political and economic questions, with the plan likely to cost more than $1 trillion

The US president's US$1.35 trillion pledge raises a number of questions, and he has not specified where the money would come from.

US President Donald Trump has promised to pay every adult American $5,000 if Republicans retain control of both chambers of Congress in the November midterm elections. Trump made…

With approximately 270 million US adults, the idea would cost around US$1.35 trillion.