Cruz on $5K dividend: 'I don't think we should be paying people that are not working'

President Trump has proposed giving $5,000 dividend payments to U.S. adults. Senator Ted Cruz, a prominent conservative Republican, says he would support this proposal if the payments are structured as tax refunds and limited to people who work and pay taxes.

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Cruz on $5K dividend: 'I don't think we should be paying people that are not working'

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Cruz on $5K dividend: 'I don't think we should be paying people that are not working'

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Cruz on $5K dividend: 'I don't think we should be paying people that are not working'

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'We should be incentivizing work': Cruz wants conditions on $5,000 dividend

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Ted Cruz Declares Himself Leader of Opposition to Trump Dividends: ‘I Don't Think We Should’

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Cruz: I Would Like to See Trump Dividend Structured as a Tax Refund