Trump Tariffs (thread 3), Episode 19: Andrew Jackson vs. the Tariff Refunds: Who's Really Getting the Money?

Picture Jackson back in Washington, cutting through the legal fog with one blunt question: who’s lining up for the checks? He wouldn’t start with arcane rules — he’d want to know whether refunds favor the well-connected while ordinary people get left out.

This short take links Jackson’s obsession with anti-privilege to today’s tariff-refund debate, asking the same down-to-earth question: is government helping everyone, or just those who know how to play the game?