While it's possible Indiana taxpayers could get $5,000 DOGE dividend stimulus checks, Hoosiers might want to hold off on any spending sprees just yet.

The idea of a hefty DOGE dividend stimulus check is undeniably appealing, but current data suggest that, if implemented, it would be more symbolic than transformative.

An idea first proposed on social media has bubbled up to the White House and received President Donald Trump’s enthusiastic endorsement: Take some of the savings from billionaire Elon Musk’s drive to cut government spending and return it to taxpayers.