Oct 7, 2024

Doing the numbers on campaign promises

Above, a poster advertising national debt figures from the Peter G. Peterson Foundation — a Marketplace sponsor. Jemal Countess/Getty Images for the Peter G. Peterson Foundation

Spending plans proposed by former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris would both add trillions to the national debt.

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Will the presidential candidate who won't increase federal deficits please stand up ... anyone?

by Nancy Marshall-Genzer

The nonpartisan Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget released a new study this morning looking at how the Harris and Trump campaigns’ spending plans would affect the national debt. It’d increased by more than $7 trillion under Trump and more than $3 trillion under Harris.

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