A Dogecoin co-founder has jokingly flipped the traditional stimulus idea on its head, suggesting the U.S. government could buy a staggering $1.2 trillion worth of the DOGE meme coin and distribute it to Americans instead of simply issuing more dollars. Dogecoin co-founder Billy Markus, who posts on the X social media site as Shibetoshi Nakamoto, has floated a rather interesting alternative: spending $1.2 trillion to buy Dogecoin instead of sending Americans $5,000 stimulus checks.