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How Much Would the DSA's Agenda Cost?
21 minutes Posted Sep 8, 2026 at 11:00 am.
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Free health care, housing, college, paid leave, and retirement benefits may sound appealing... but how would we pay for them?


Rikki Schlott sits down with Cato’s Adam Michel to unpack the Democratic Socialists of America’s ambitious agenda and the staggering cost of its proposals. If taxing the rich and corporations is not enough to foot the bill, who would be paying next?


Access Adam Michel's research here:

https://www.cato.org/blog/who-will-pay-democratic-socialisms-200-trillion-cost


Executive Producer: Kristina Kendall

Producer: Barbara Galletti

Post Production: Sedona LaMarre

Audio Engineer: Cecil Sherman

Original Music: Cecil Sherman

Director of Photography: Darren Walker

Assistant Producer: Elcid Demonteverde

Assistant Editor: Lester Romero

Motion Graphics: Jonathan Fields


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