Chances are, you remember all the talk about the $2,000 government stimulus check, tariff dividend, or tariff rebate. Why Did The $2,000 Stimulus Check Idea Fall Apart? In effect, our own government forced us to pay higher prices to foreign businesses, and guess who is not getting the difference back? New Proposal Would Mean a $3,000 Stimulus Check for AmericansIn the case of the Make Billionaires Pay Their Fair Share Act, the proposal offers a stimulus check of $3,000. All the talk of stimulus plans, checks, programs, and the like is just rhetoric as of right now.