White House · Friday, October 2, 2026
White House analysis puts seven policy pillars above $49 trillion
The File desk · Oct 2, 2026, 10:16 AM UTC
Status
Confirmed as a White House Council of Economic Advisers analysis (Oct. 1, 2026). It is not an independent Congressional Budget Office score.
On Oct. 1, 2026, the White House Council of Economic Advisers posted “The Real Cost of Socialism in America.” The analysis scores seven federally scoreable pillars. It puts the net fiscal burden above $49 trillion from 2027 through 2036, about $355,000 per household. It says Medicare for All is the largest piece. This is a White House analysis. It is not an independent Congressional Budget Office score.
The White House posted the analysis on Oct. 1, 2026.
The office is the Council of Economic Advisers.
The title is “The Real Cost of Socialism in America.”
It scores seven federally scoreable pillars.
It puts the net fiscal burden above $49 trillion for 2027 through 2036.
That is about $355,000 per household.
The analysis says Medicare for All is the largest piece.
The White House also posted a release and a PDF of the report.
Label this as a Council of Economic Advisers analysis.
Do not read it as a score from the Congressional Budget Office.
What is still unknown or disputed
- The names of the other six pillars. The desk notes name Medicare for All as the largest and do not list the rest.
Primary sources
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Source 1
The Real Cost of Socialism in America
The White House · October 1, 2026
Council of Economic Advisers research page for the Oct. 1, 2026 analysis.
https://www.whitehouse.gov/research/2026/10/52069/
Source 2
The Real Cost of Socialism in America (PDF)
The White House · October 1, 2026
PDF of the Council of Economic Advisers report. Seven federally scoreable pillars. Net fiscal burden above $49 trillion for 2027–2036, about $355,000 per household. Medicare for All is the largest piece. Not a Congressional Budget Office score.
https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/The-Real-Cost-of-Socialism-In-America-Report-1.pdf
Source 3
New report: the policies would cost Americans trillions
The White House · October 1, 2026
White House release accompanying the Oct. 1, 2026 Council of Economic Advisers analysis.
https://www.whitehouse.gov/releases/2026/10/new-report-dsa-policies-would-cost-americans-trillions/