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Trump Deportation Plan Put at $268.9 Billion by EPI Tool
A new Economic Policy Institute calculator estimates US President Donald Trump's mass deportation programme will cost $268.9 billion over his second term, or about $2,358 per taxpayer. Times Now, citing Axios, reports…
The Story in Brief
A new Economic Policy Institute calculator estimates US President Donald Trump's mass deportation programme will cost $268.9 billion over his second term, or about $2,358 per taxpayer. Times Now, citing Axios, reports that the estimate draws on National Priorities Project data and includes funding from the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, budget reconciliation measures, regular appropriations and repurposed funds.
The estimated burden varies by location, from $3,930 per taxpayer in Washington, DC, to $1,297 in West Virginia, based on each area's share of federal income taxes. EPI says the projected sum could instead fund SNAP benefits for more than 118 million people, Medicaid coverage for nearly 12 million, or low-cost housing for over 9.7 million households.
The Indian Opinion
Claims that deportation spending has no effect on ordinary Americans ignore the tax estimate, while claims that the alternatives are guaranteed savings overstate what a calculator can show. The figures are projections, not audited final bills, and the source is an advocacy-linked policy institute. The useful test is whether Congress ultimately appropriates anything close to $268.9 billion and whether deportations reach the assumed scale.
Source: timesnownews.com
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