IRS Stimulus Checks 2025: What's the Deal?

$1,702 Stimulus Check in 2025? Yeah, Right. Pull the Other One.

Okay, let's get this straight right off the bat: if you're holding your breath for a surprise $1,702 stimulus check to magically appear in your bank account in 2025, you're gonna suffocate. Seriously.

I saw some clickbait articles and social media posts going around claiming some kinda "stimulus" was on the way. $1,702, some said! $2,000, others screamed! And all I can say is: give me a freakin' break.

No IRS or Congressional officials have confirmed these checks. I mean, come on, people! Wake up! Is a $1,702 stimulus check coming? Latest news on claims of 2025 payments

The Usual Suspects: Scams, Scams, and More Scams

It's the same old song and dance. Some clown posts a fake article, a few gullible folks share it, and suddenly everyone's convinced they're about to get free money. And of course, the scammers are loving it, using these rumors to phish for your personal info. "Oh, just give us your Social Security number and bank account details to 'verify' your eligibility," they say. Yeah, right into my nightmares.

And don't even get me started on the politicians. Remember that "DOGE dividend" nonsense Trump floated earlier this year? The one where he was gonna hand out $5,000 checks funded by... wait for it... "Musk's Department of Government Efficiency"? What a joke.

Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley's "American Worker Rebate Act of 2025" promising checks between $600 and $2,400? Dead on arrival. Rep. Ro Khanna suggested a $2,000 stimulus check too. These proposals are about as real as unicorns riding skateboards.

So, what's actually happening? Nada. Zilch. Zero.

I tell ya, sometimes I think people want to be scammed. They want to believe in fairy tales where the government just showers them with cash. It's pathetic.

Speaking of pathetic... I saw they raised the price of my favorite gas station coffee again. Seriously? How much more are they gonna squeeze us dry?

States to the "Rescue"? Don't Get Your Hopes Up

Okay, okay, some states are sending out "inflation relief checks." New York, Pennsylvania, Georgia, Colorado, New Jersey... but let's be real, these are just pathetic little crumbs. $200 here, $400 there. It ain't gonna change anyone's life. And offcourse, there are qualifications and criteria.

It's like throwing a drowning man a thimble. Thanks, guys. Really appreciate it.

And the Anchor property tax relief payments in New Jersey? Up to $1,750 for homeowners over 65? That's great for them, but what about the rest of us struggling to pay rent?

But are we really supposed to be grateful for these tiny, insignificant handouts? Are we supposed to applaud these politicians for doing the bare minimum while they line their own pockets? I don't think so.

The Tax Refund Mirage

Oh, and let's not forget about the "tax refund surge" that's supposedly coming in 2026. JPMorgan strategist David Kelly is saying it'll be like "an extra stimulus check."

Here's the deal: the Trump administration's One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) has some tax cuts that are retroactively effective from January 1, 2025. But the IRS isn't adjusting tax withholding rates this year. So, basically, many taxpayers will pay more upfront and get a bigger refund next year.

But Kelly warns that this wave of repayments is not spread equally and could have unintended consequences for the broader economy. Plus, uncertainty is still looming, given the federal government has shut down as of Oct. 1. Lawmakers failed to reach a deal to pass a short-term funding bill, and the Democratic party is pushing for the reversal of some health care and social benefits cuts made in the OBBBA. A tax-refund surge is coming, JPMorgan strategist says — and it’ll shift US economy like a new round of stimulus checks

So, it's not really "free money," is it? It's just your own money being returned to you after the government has had its grubby little hands on it for a year. And let's not forget about those pesky tariffs that Trump slapped on everything. Those tariffs, Kelly estimates, could cost U.S. households up to $2,400 on average.

So, yeah, maybe you'll get a slightly bigger tax refund next year. But you'll also be paying more for everything else. Sounds like a great deal, right?

Another Day, Another Scam

Honestly, I'm starting to think the whole system is rigged. They dangle these carrots in front of us, these promises of free money, just to keep us distracted while they rob us blind. And we fall for it every time. Maybe I'm the crazy one here. Maybe I'm just too cynical. But I doubt it.