The DSA’s Socialist Plans Carry a $212T Price Tag — and Every One of Us Will Pay
Cato Institute commentary · Sept. 4, 2026
Cato estimates that fully implementing a broad Democratic Socialists of America policy agenda would require enormous new public spending. The figure is an advocacy-group estimate, not a government score, and should be read as part of the larger debate over the fiscal effects of socialist policy proposals.
ANMP Insights
57% of voters view “big government socialism” unfavorably, while 25% view it favorably.
51% say “big government socialist” is an accurate description of the Democratic Party; 38% say it is not accurate.
72% agree that government should get out of the way of entrepreneurs and small businesses that create jobs and grow the economy.
What’s Driving Rising Health Premiums?
KFF · Sept. 10, 2026
KFF says rising premiums primarily reflect higher underlying medical spending—especially hospital care—with hospital consolidation, physician services, prescription drugs and insurer administration all contributing to a system in which accountability is diffuse.
ANMP Insights
73% say healthcare is expensive because too many organizations profit from the system’s complexity, compared with 22% who say high-quality modern care is inherently expensive. (link)
92% say it is frustrating when patients do not know the price of healthcare until after treatment. (link)
93% agree patients should be able to compare prices and know what healthcare services will cost before receiving care. (link)
AI rivals found rare agreement on safety. Putting it into practice is harder
Associated Press · Sept. 16, 2026
Major AI executives are converging on the need for stronger safeguards, but translating that agreement into enforceable standards remains difficult because of commercial incentives, national-security concerns and competition with China.
ANMP Insights
66% initially preferred limits on rapid U.S. AI development, while 19% preferred developing AI as quickly as possible. (link)
When asked which risk was greater, 43% chose China becoming the world leader in AI and 36% chose rapid U.S. AI development. (link)
After voters considered the China-competition argument, support for rapid development rose to 33% and support for limits fell to 50%. (link)
While the $40T debt is astounding, the one trillion Interest debt service is the immediate problem. 3% treasuries are maturing, and new issues will likely be more than 5%, which will increase debt service to TWO trillion dollars. That's SIX billion dollars every day! The ONLY remedy is to pay down the existing principal. I have a plan to share with the Project. Let's talk.