Unsustainable federal borrowing is already placing the economy on shaky ground. Now, a new plan to hand taxpayers $2,000 from tariff revenue has raised doubts about whether it might worsen the country’s fiscal future.

A recent editorial by the Bloomberg Editorial Board questions the wisdom of distributing a $2,000 tariff dividend to every individual. While the full text of their reasoning remains behind a paywall, the board’s headline opinion makes it clear that they see flaws in the plan.