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The Trump-Republican Cost of Living Crisis

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The Trump-Republican Cost of Living Crisis
 

Donald Trump promised to lower prices on day one. He lied.

Instead, his tariffs, which amount to a national sales tax, and Republicans’ Big Ugly Law are driving up costs and squeezing family budgets.

Under Trump, billionaires win. Everyone else loses.

$3,100
Average additional cost to American families for basic living expenses due to inflation under Donald Trump
Source: Joint Economic Committee Minority (through May 2026)
$1,745
Average hit to American families due to Trump's tariff taxes during his first year in office
Source: Joint Economic Committee Minority

Trump and Republicans are giving billionaires new tax breaks — paid for by cutting health care and food assistance for working Americans.

Over 8 million
Americans have already lost health coverage under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), Medicaid, and the Children’s Health Insurance Program within the first year of the Big Ugly Law
Over 4 million
Americans have already lost Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) access within the first year of the Big Ugly Law
15 million
Americans, in total, will lose their health insurance due to Republicans’ decision to end enhanced ACA tax credits, and once all of the cuts in the Big Ugly Law take full effect
Source: Congressional Budget Office
Nearly $1 trillion
In cuts to Medicaid as a result of Republicans’ Big Ugly Law
Source: Congressional Budget Office
Over $1,000 annually
Average additional cost for 22 million Americans due to Republicans’ decision to end enhanced ACA tax credits
Source: KFF (1,2)
 


 

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Higher Costs for Basic Needs

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average additional cost to State families for basic living expenses under Donald Trump and Congressional Republicans

Source: Joint Economic Committee (through May 2026)

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average increase in electricity costs for families in N/A under Donald Trump and Congressional Republicans in 2025

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average cost for one month of groceries in XX-XX

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average cost for one year of child care for two children in State

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Americans Going Bankrupt

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individuals or families in N/A filed for bankruptcy in 2025 N/A

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Higher Costs for Health Care

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people in XX-XX are seeing their health care costs rise because of Republicans’ decision to end enhanced Affordable Care Act tax credits

Source: Co-Equal

The Republican Health Care Crisis will send premiums skyrocketing:

For a 60 year old couple earning $85,600 a year
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For a family of four earning $66,000 a year
(ages 45, 45, 15, and 10)
Annual Premiums Will Rise By

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For a family of four earning $133,750 a year
(ages 45, 45, 15, and 10)
Annual Premiums Will Rise By

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Families Losing Health Care

In XX-XX

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people will lose health coverage because of Republican cuts to Medicaidin the Big Ugly Law and Republicans’ decision to end enhanced Affordable Care Act tax credits

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people in XX-XX will lose access to health coverage because of Republican cuts to Medicaid in the Big Ugly Law

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people in XX-XX will lose access to health coverage because of Republicans’ decision to end enhanced Affordable Care Act tax credits and Republicans’ new red tape

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Families Losing Food Assistance

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people in State have lost Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) coverage since the enactment of Republicans’ Big Ugly Law

Inflation Under Trump Source: Joint Economic Committee
District Electricity Increase Source: Co-Equal
State Electricity Increase Source: Joint Economic Committee Minority
Groceries/Child Care Cost Source: Urban Institute. 2026. The American Affordability Tracker. Accessible from https://datacatalog.urban.org/dataset/american-affordability-tracker Data originally sourced from The American Affordability Tracker, developed at the Urban Institute, and made available under the ODC-BY 1.0 Attribution License.
State Bankruptcy Filings Source: House Budget Committee Democrats
District Affordable Care Act Enrollment Source: Co-Equal. New York State data includes enhanced ACA tax credit recipients and individuals expected to lose coverage currently provided by NY’s Essential Plan.
District Affordable Care Act Cost Family Scenarios Source: Keep Americans Covered
District Medicaid/Affordable Care Act Cut Source: Joint Economic Committee House Minority
SNAP Loss Source: Center on Budget and Policy Priorities USDA data for Georgia substituted with data from the Georgia Department of Human Services due to data anomalies. Data may include disaster SNAP.

 

 

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Note: Due to redistricting in 2024, Congressional district data for North Carolina, Georgia, Louisiana, Alabama, and New York may not be an exact match. Congressional district data reflects current boundaries, not any districts that were redrawn in 2025.

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(Last Updated: July 8, 2026)