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Candidate Analysis
Proposal analysis from debates, interviews, and candidate websites.
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Donald Trump
Hands on or Hands off: Candidates on Ideal Role of Government
Spencer Woody
November 4, 2016
Hillary Clinton
Clinton and Trump Focus on Different Aspects of Homeland Security
Spencer Woody
October 28, 2016
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Donald Trump
Hands on or Hands off: Candidates on Ideal Role of Government
Spencer Woody
November 4, 2016
Hillary Clinton
Clinton and Trump Focus on Different Aspects of Homeland Security
Spencer Woody
October 28, 2016
Hillary Clinton
Latest Analysis Finds that Clinton’s Rate of New Spending Exceeds Her Tax Hikes by $81 Billion per Year
Demian Brady
October 25, 2016
Hillary Clinton
Clinton & Trump Offer Contrasting Visions on Energy Policy
Spencer Woody
October 20, 2016
Donald Trump
Donald Trump Endorses a Modified Penny Plan
Demian Brady
September 16, 2016
Donald Trump
The Cost of Trump's Defense Plan
Demian Brady
September 9, 2016
Gary Johnson
Candidates Split on Education Spending and Authority
Spencer Woody
August 31, 2016
Hillary Clinton
National Defense Agendas of Clinton & Trump Lack Details
Demian Brady
August 30, 2016
Hillary Clinton
Simple v. Elaborate: Comparing the Candidates Plans for Social Security
Spencer Woody
August 19, 2016
Donald Trump
Trump Outbids Clinton on Infrastructure Spending Hikes
Spencer Woody
August 5, 2016
Bernie Sanders
Sanders’ DNC Speech Touts Clinton’s Spending Promises
Sanders' speech touted benefits of several of Clinton's policy proposals, but many would also have a significant cost for taxpayers
Demian Brady
July 26, 2016
Gary Johnson
2016 Presidential Candidate Spending Platform Analysis: Gary Johnson
Demian Brady
June 27, 2016
Gary Johnson
Libertarian Gary Johnson Would Cut $143 Billion in Spending
Preliminary Analysis of Libertarian Candidate Gary Johnson's Spending Platform Finds $143 Billion in Cuts
Demian Brady
June 13, 2016
Donald Trump
The Cost of Donald Trump's Campaign Spending Agenda
Demian Brady
May 19, 2016
Hillary Clinton
2016 Presidential Candidate Spending Platform Analysis: Hillary Clinton
Demian Brady
May 6, 2016
Carly Fiorina
What Does Fiorina Bring to Cruz's Policy Platform?
Senator Ted Cruz made a surprise move with an early pick of former Hewlett-Packard CEO and Presidential candidate Carly Fiorina as his running mate.
Demian Brady
April 29, 2016
Donald Trump
Sean Hannity, Donald Trump, and the Penny Plan
Demian Brady
March 11, 2016
Donald Trump
Donald Trump's Health Care Reform Blueprint
Demian Brady
March 7, 2016
Ted Cruz
The Cost of Cruz's Plan to Boost Defense Budget to 4% of GDP
Demian Brady
March 3, 2016
Republican Debate Analysis
Republican Fiscal Snapshot: Net Cost of Policies Proposals through the Debates
Demian Brady
February 25, 2016
Democratic Debate Analysis
Summary Table of Non-Duplicate Proposals for Republican Candidates
Timothy Howland
February 25, 2016
Democratic Debate Analysis
Analysis of the New Policy Proposals in the February 11th Democratic Presidential Debate: Impact on Spending
Demian Brady
February 19, 2016
Republican Debate Analysis
The Republican Candidates' Spending Proposals in the February 6th Debate
A review of what the candidates said, and how much their proposals could impact spending.
Demian Brady
February 15, 2016
Democratic Debate Analysis
Clinton's and Sanders' Spending-Related Proposals in the February 4th Debate
Demian Brady
February 5, 2016
Democratic Debate Analysis
Candidate Agenda Fiscal Snapshot: The Cost of Clinton’s and Sanders’ Debate Proposals
A summary of the policy changes offered by Clinton and Sanders and the net cost of their proposed agendas.
Demian Brady
February 9, 2016
Democratic Debate Analysis
Policy Proposals in the January 28th Republican Presidential Debate: Impact on Spending
An analysis of the the candidates' proposals and their potential costs from the January 28th debate.
Demian Brady
February 1, 2016
Democratic Debate Analysis
The January 25th Democratic Presidential Debate: Billions & Trillions of New Spending
Demian Brady
January 27, 2016
Chris Christie
An Overview of Christie's Entitlement Reforms: Five-Year Outlay Savings
Demian Brady
January 25, 2016
Republican Debate Analysis
The Cost of the Proposals in the January 14th Republican Debate: Defense, Obamacare, & Lots of Unknowns
Demian Brady
January 22, 2016
Ben Carson
Carson's Flat Tax Proposal
Demian Brady
January 11, 2016
Democratic Debate Analysis
The Cost of the Proposals in the December 19 Democratic Debate
Demian Brady
December 24, 2015
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders' Trillion-Dollar Legislative Agendas
NTU Foundation has been tracking the costs of Senator Sanders' legislative agendas ever since he was elected to the Senate. He has proposed, on average, over $1 trillion in annual spending increases during that time.
Michael Tasselmyer
September 15, 2015
Donald Trump
Donald Trump: Fiscal Snapshot
Demian Brady
December 1, 2015
John Kasich
John Kasich’s Plan to Boost Defense
Demian Brady
November 20, 2015
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio’s Defense Budget Boost Back to 2012 Baseline
Demian Brady
November 19, 2015
Republican Debate Analysis
The Fourth GOP Debate: Pricing the Proposals
Demian Brady
November 17, 2015
Ted Cruz
The Verifiable Five-Year Savings in Ted Cruz's "Five for Freedom" Plan
Demian Brady
November 16, 2015
Rand Paul
Would Senator Rand Paul’s Plan to Cut Spending by One Percent per Year Balance the Budget?
Demian Brady
November 17, 2015
John Kasich
Slowing the Growth of Medicare
Demian Brady
November 11, 2015
Donald Trump
What Would Donald Trump's Immigration Plan Cost?
Michael Tasselmyer
September 10, 2015
Republican Debate Analysis
Net Cost of the Candidates' Proposals Featured in the Republican Main Stage Debates
Demian Brady
November 10, 2015
Republican Debate Analysis
The Policy Proposals in the Third Republican Debate
Demian Brady
November 2, 2015
Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz's Presidential Agenda Costs: A Snapshot
Demian Brady
September 16, 2015
John Kasich
John Kasich's Plan to Balance the Budget
Michael Tasselmyer
October 19, 2015
Ben Carson
Fiscal Snapshot of Ben Carson's Agenda: Big Cuts, but Several Unknowns
Demian Brady
October 23, 2015
Democratic Debate Analysis
Pricing the Proposals in the Democratic Debate
Demian Brady
October 15, 2015
Rand Paul
Rand Paul's Tax Reform Plan: What It Means
On Thursday, Presidential candidate and Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) penned an op-ed in The Wall Street Journal that announced how he intends to reform the federal tax code.
Michael Tasselmyer
Republican Debate Analysis
The Debate’s Bottom-Line: What Would GOP Hopefuls’ Fiscal Proposals Save or Spend?
During last night’s hectic GOP debate in Ohio, a number of proposals and ideas that would have an effect on the federal budget were offered by the ten candidates on stage.
Demian Brady
October 12, 2015
Donald Trump
Trump's Tax Plan: An Overview
Donald Trump's campaign announced his tax reform plan today, which it claims will reduce taxes on the middle class, simplify the tax code, and "grow the American economy" and adding a "huge" number of jobs while remaining revenue neutral.
Michael Tasselmyer
Republican Debate Analysis
Spending Proposals in the Second GOP Debate
While the moderators shaped the general course of the discussion of the CNN Republican debate on September 16th, the candidates had several opportunities to plug their talking points, punchlines, and policies.
Michael Tasselmyer
October 13, 2015
GOP Candidates Offer Military Spending Proposals
In all, NTUF identified 15 defense-related proposals made during the debate that would impact the federal budget. Of those, 5 would increase federal spending and 10 had indeterminate costs.
Michael Tasselmyer
Jeb Bush
Jeb Bush Offers Tax Reform Plan
We travel not to escape life, but for life not to escape us.
Michael Tasselmyer
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