posted 10-21-2016 06:20 PM                  

Donald Trump’s policy proposals as a candidate for president would have a deleterious effect on the federal budget.[1] Until recently, the Trump campaign did not provide a sufficient degree of specificity in its policy proposals to make an analysis feasible. However, more recent proposals have included greater detail, while other organizations, most prominently the Tax Policy Center (TPC) and the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget (CRFB), have provided excellent third-party estimates of the current candidates’ proposals. This analysis primarily relies on public statements provided by the Trump campaign, news reports, and third party estimates, specifically from TPC, CRFB, the American Action Forum, and the Center for Health and the Economy.

Mr. Trump’s proposals would, on net and over a ten-year period (2017-2026), reduce revenues by $6.5 trillion and increase outlays by $323 billion, for a combined deficit effect of nearly $6.8 trillion over the next decade.

Read more: http://www.americanactionforum.org/research/budgetary-impact-candidate-trumps-proposals/#ixzz4NlTnixbQ
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