White House council releases eye-popping cost estimate for DSA platform as socialism becomes 2026 campaign issue
The White House is releasing a study estimating that Democratic Socialists of America policies would cost $49 trillion over ten years. The group's platform has become a focal point for Republican campaigns ahead of the midterms.
The White House is preparing to release a study assessing that policies pushed by the Democratic Socialists of America would cost $49 trillion over the next decade — as Republican attacks on the left-wing group's rising prominence become a significant midterm issue.
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