Maya MacGuineas
Role at the time: President of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, in its official release
Condemned
Responding to
Trump’s $5,000 election pledge: policy dividend or vote-buying?
“This proposal is fiscally dangerous, economically backwards, and fundamentally unserious.”
Why we used this label
Direct substantive condemnation of the proposal; it is not merely a question about financing.
Maya MacGuineas criticizes the proposed election dividend (opens in a new tab) - Committee for a Responsible Federal BudgetStatement attributed to Maya MacGuineas, from its first sentence through the closing paragraph (web lines20–28)
The release identifies MacGuineas as CRFB president. Her criticism concerns fiscal and economic consequences. It is not a finding about election law. Publication day is verified; noon UTC is a placeholder.