| BIDEN | cost | time period | cost (Excel format) | Cost PER YEAR | Based on |
| cuts loan repayments in half, incentivizes free community college, and hikes Pell Grants | $750 billion | 10 | $750,000,000,000 | $75,000,000,000 | LINK |
| "Invest $100 billion to modernize our nation's schools." | 100 billion | 10 | $100,000,000,000 | $10,000,000,000 | LINK |
| Rest of his infrastructure plan | 1.2 trillion | 10 | $1,200,000,000,000 | $120,000,000,000 | LINK |
| "triple the amount of money we spend for Title I schools" | 32 billion | 1 | $32,000,000,000 | $32,000,000,000 | LINK |
| "universal pre-K" | 26 billion | 1 | $26,000,000,000 | $26,000,000,000 | LINK |
| Double the number of psychologists, counselors, and social workers who help kids | $14 billion | 1 | $14,000,000,000 | $14,000,000,000 | LINK |
| "give every American the right to choose a public option like Medicare" | $750 billion | 10 | $750,000,000,000 | $75,000,000,000 | LINK |
| Climate Plan | $2 trillion | 4 | $2,000,000,000,000 | $500,000,000,000 | LINK |
| "package of assistance for [Central America]" | 4 billion | 1 | $4,000,000,000 | $4,000,000,000 | LINK |
| grant program aimed at preventing incarceration | 1 billion | 1 | $1,000,000,000 | $1,000,000,000 | LINK |
| for community organizations to provide cash grants to [female violence] survivors | 5 billion | 1 | $5,000,000,000 | $5,000,000,000 | LINK |
| supporting military spouses interested in starting or growing small businesses | 500 million | 3 | $500,000,000 | $166,666,667 | |
| Supporting caregivers | $775 billion | 10 | $775,000,000,000 | $77,500,000,000 | LINK |
| Housing plan | $640 billion | 10 | $640,000,000,000 | $64,000,000,000 | LINK |
| Opioid programs | $125 billion | 10 | $125,000,000,000 | $12,500,000,000 | LINK |
| Buy from American producers | $400 billion | 4 | $400,000,000,000 | $100,000,000,000 | LINK |
| Invest in American R&D | $300 billion | 4 | $300,000,000,000 | $75,000,000,000 | LINK |
| BIDEN TOTAL PER YEAR: | $1,191,166,666,667 | ||||
| TRUMP | cost | Based on | |||
| $2 trillion infrastructure proposal | $2 trillon | 10 | $2,000,000,000,000 | $200,000,000,000 | LINK |
| already spent more on the military, wants another 5% increase | $34 billion | 1 | $34,000,000,000 | $34,000,000,000 | LINK |
| wants an additional another 5% increase | $8.6 billion | 1 | $8,600,000,000 | $8,600,000,000 | LINK |
| opiod crisis spending | $245 million | 10 | $245,000,000 | $24,500,000 | LINK |
| help launch child-care programs | $1 billion | 1 | $1,000,000,000 | $1,000,000,000 | LINK |
| NASA | $1.6 billion | 1 | $1,600,000,000 | $1,600,000,000 | LINK |
| Tariffs | $22 billion | 1 | $22,000,000,000 | $22,000,000,000 | LINK |
| TRUMP TOTAL PER YEAR: | $267,224,500,000 | ||||
| Note: actual spending during first term rose $1 trillion / year | |||||
| HARRIS | cost | time period | |||
| > "increase the federal government’s investment in child care to ensure working families don’t pay more than 7 percent of their income on care" | $60 billion | 1 | $60,000,000,000 | $60,000,000,000 | LINK |
| > "fully close the teacher pay gap during her first term. Her plan will provide the average public school teacher a $13,500 raise" | $315 billion | 10 | $315,000,000,000 | $31,500,000,000 | LINK |
| > "make four-year public college debt-free" | $80.1 billion | 1 | $80,100,000,000 | $80,100,000,000 | LINK |
| > "make community college free" | 60 billion | 10 | $60,000,000,000 | $6,000,000,000 | LINK |
| > "Medicare for All will eliminate premiums and out-of-pocket costs. It will guarantee comprehensive care including dental and vision" | $30 trillion | 10 | $30,000,000,000,000 | $3,000,000,000,000 | LINK |
| "I support a Green New Deal" | 500 billion | 1 | $500,000,000,000 | $500,000,000,000 | LINK |
| "for every family that is making less than $100,000 a year, they will receive a tax credit that they can collect up to $500 a month" | $2.8 trillion | 10 | $2,800,000,000,000 | $280,000,000,000 | LINK |
| > "Rent Relief Act to provide a tax credit for people spending 30 percent or more of their income on rent and utilities." | 94 billion | 1 | $94,000,000,000 | $94,000,000,000 | LINK |
| Increase food stamps for kids | 10.8 billion | 1 | $10,800,000,000 | $10,800,000,000 | LINK |
| $100 billion in housing assisatance to historically red-lined communities | $100 billion | 1 | $100,000,000,000 | $100,000,000,000 | |
| HARRIS TOTAL PER YEAR: | $4,162,400,000,000 |