frozen snapshot — 2026-09-12 · see today →
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What's on Howard Lutnick's mind?
read fresh this morning at 6
the $5,000 checks that cost nothing 30% · newthe 658 colleagues he lost 24% the government's Intel stake 11% · newelection rules run through Commerce 8% everything else 27%
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Lutnick: the $5,000 checks won't touch a taxpayer dollar
He told NBC the roughly $1.2 trillion payout would come out of tariff money, not out of you.
Lutnick says $5K dividend would not use taxpayer dollars
The Hill · 2026-09-11our translation
tariffs are the entire argument, so the check has to be tariff-funded. if the money came from anywhere else, the tariffs would just be a tax with a nicer name.
saturday, september 12
Work the floor at Cantor's 9/11 Charity Day(on the schedule)
Say 'not taxpayer dollars' at least three more times(reported)
Check where Intel opened before anyone else does(safe bet)
The source
Cantor Fitzgerald hosts annual 9/11 Charity Day
news.google.com · 2026-09-12every line on the pad traces to something public — tap to see it
The source
Lutnick says promised $5,000 checks for Americans won't come from taxpayer dollars
news.google.com · 2026-09-12every line on the pad traces to something public — tap to see it
The source
Check where Intel opened before anyone else does
every line on the pad traces to something public — tap to see it