Erica York

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Erica York is a senior economist at the Tax Foundation, where she researches federal tax policy. She has also taught at Sterling College and holds a master's degree in economics from Wichita State University.

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DI has documented statements by Erica York on 2026 Midterm Elections and Government Spending. Read the quotations, original sources and related cases below.

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Statements by Erica York

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Erica York

Role at the time: Tax Foundation economist, commenting on her own X account

Challenged the characterization

Response to this claim

Tariff penalties have raised substantial revenue and helped pay down federal debt; that revenue could help fund the proposed dividend.

“There has been no paying down of the debt with tariff revenue”
Read the original post (opens in a new tab)Erica York challenges tariff funding and the debt-reduction rationale · Erica YorkOriginal X post and reply context
Why we used this label

Explicitly disputes the factual fiscal description supporting the proposed dividend. This is not treated as agreement with the bribery accusation.

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