Musk plans to discuss with Trump the $5,000 DOGE dividend to every American taxpayer

PANews February 19th news, according to Forbes, Musk said on X (formerly Twitter) that he would consult President Trump about the "DOGE dividend" plan, which recommends using funds saved by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) , pay a tax refund of USD 5,000 to each taxpayer.

The proposal was proposed by investment firm Azoria CEO James Fishback, and plans to subsidize about 79 million tax-paying households by DOGE. As of Monday, DOGE claimed to have saved $55 billion, with funding sources including anti-fraud, contract cancellation, asset sales, government spending cuts, etc. Musk initially responded that "I will confirm with the president," but then added that the final decision is in Trump's hands.