DSA leader dismisses $49T cost estimate for socialist policies as a 'made-up number'
DSA co-chair Megan Romer dismissed the White House's $49 trillion price tag for socialist policies as a "made-up number" and declined to offer her own.
TL;DR
- DSA co-chair Megan Romer rejected a White House estimate of $49 trillion for DSA policy proposals, calling it a 'made-up number'.
- The White House Council of Economic Advisers estimated DSA policies would cost $355,000 per household over a decade.
- Romer stated that the cost of DSA policies is variable and depends on the implementation of programs.
- She criticized U.S. military spending, suggesting funds could be reallocated to DSA priorities like amnesty and abolishing the Senate.
- Romer previously expressed support for abolishing the Senate, the presidency, the Supreme Court, and ICE, and for open borders.