ThyBlackMan.com) The Democratic Party has no interest in supporting a Consumer Tax Cut. Perhaps, I should say that differently, it has no interest in supporting a plan identified as a Consumer Tax Cut Plan, as stimulus checks are no more than consumer tax cuts. Here is how Investopedia, a financial website, defines a stimulus check; A stimulus check is a check sent to a taxpayer by the U.S. government. Stimulus checks are intended to stimulate the economy by providing consumers with some spending money. When taxpayers spend this money, it boosts consumption and drives revenues at retailers and manufacturers and thus spurs the economy.