# DSA leader calls $49T cost estimate 'made-up number'

> DSA co-chair dismisses White House's $49 trillion cost projection for socialist policies as 'made-up number'.
- Title: DSA leader calls $49T cost estimate 'made-up number'
- Summary: DSA co-chair dismisses White House's $49 trillion cost projection for socialist policies as 'made-up number'. DSA national co-chair Megan Romer says DSA…
- Keywords: dsa, megan romer, white house, ceas, medicare for all, student debt cancellation, military spending, senate abolition, supreme court abolition, Fox News
- Source: Fox News — https://foxnews.com/media/dsa-leader-dismisses-49t-cost-estimate-socialist-policies-made-up-number
- Author: Nora Moriarty
- Published: 2026-11-04T00:00:00+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: dsa, megan romer, white house, ceas, medicare for all, student debt cancellation, military spending, senate abolition, supreme court abolition, news, politics
## DSA policy cost estimate
DSA national co-chair Megan Romer dismisses White House's $49 trillion cost projection for socialist policies as a 'made-up number'.

> The White House, who does not like us very much, managed to come up with some math that made us look bad
## Cost per household
The CEA estimated DSA policy proposals would cost $355,000 per American household over the next decade.
## Romer's stance
Romer says the cost depends on what programs are built and which old programs are sunset.

> There's no, like, one, solid number because it depends on what pieces we can build in the meantime
## Military spending critique
Romer argues U.S. military spending is outrageous and should be redirected toward DSA policy priorities.

> We don't believe in having 800 u.s. military bases around the world
## Policy priorities
Romer wants to abolish the Senate, replace the presidency and Supreme Court, and grant amnesty to illegal immigrants.

> We do agree that it will cost money to provide healthcare to everyone
## Cost comparison
Romer says DSA healthcare costs less than current military spending and illegal wars.

> It will cost less money than we spend on the military and on these illegal wars right now
## Key takeaway

DSA national co-chair Megan Romer says DSA policy proposals cost less than military spending and rejects White House's $49 trillion estimate as 'made-up number'.