It starts with a real bill.
We begin with bills in Congress, from Congress.gov: the title, status and latest action, as the record has them. Anything the source can’t confirm is marked unverified.
Your money. Real bills. Crystal clear.
Not political opinion: a plain-English estimate, in dollars, of what a real bill could cost or save you, personalized to your income range, location and life situation.
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One bill, five steps: how an official record becomes a plain-English estimate for your household. Educational and non-partisan, start to finish.
The record, in plain words.
Politicon’s AI reads the bill’s official record, and its official summary when there is one, then explains in plain English what it would change. Where the record doesn’t say, such as amounts or start dates, it lists what it assumed. No jargon, and no spin.
Then it meets your household.
Your profile uses ranges and categories, not exact figures: income range, location and life situation. To make your estimates, only those go to our AI provider with the bill, never your name or email. You can export or delete your data anytime.
It resolves into your number.
A dollar estimate for your situation, with 1-, 3- and 5-year projections and the assumptions and confidence behind every figure. Savings carry a plus and costs a minus, always in words too.
- Saves you · tax credit
- +$1,600
- Saves you · lower premiums
- +$420
- Costs you · prices on goods
- −$520
- Costs you · new fees
- −$260
- Saves you
- +$2,020/yr
- Costs you
- −$780/yr
- Could save you
- +$1,240/yr
And then, you decide.
Politicon never tells you how to vote or what to think. It’s educational and non-partisan: estimates, not advice, with the trade-offs and the sources in plain view.
Built on official records.
The rules every estimate keeps, whichever party wrote the bill.
Official records
Bill titles, numbers and status come from the official record; anything without one is marked unverified
Ranges only
Your profile uses ranges; your name and email are never sent to the AI
Assumptions shown
Every analysis lists what it assumes and how sure it is
Everything you need to understand your money.
Three surfaces of the product, shown with illustrative figures. Educational estimates, never financial advice.
Every bill, in plain English.
Your feed starts from recent bills in Congress, ranked by how likely they are to affect your finances. Each verified bill links to its official record and status. Analyze one for a plain-English explanation and a dollar estimate for your income range, location and life stage. Anything the record can’t confirm is marked unverified.
- Official status and a record link for verified bills
- The effect on your monthly budget
- 1, 3 and 5-year projections
- The assumptions, and a confidence level
A policy page for the hypothetical “Premium subsidy extension”: its record header, status, plain-English summary and estimate for a sample $25k–$50k household, beside a feed that ranks premium subsidy extension, tariff on imported goods, income tax rate cut by relevance. Illustrative figures, not a real analysis. Ask anything. Get dollars, not talking points.
Ask how a policy could affect you. The guide answers from the ranges in your profile, with educational dollar estimates both ways, and never tells you what to think or how to vote.
- Your profile ranges in every answer
- Ask about any policy in your feed
- Simple or Expert reading mode
- Educational estimates, not advice
The guide answering “What would a minimum wage increase mean for my household?” in dollars for two sample households: one earning $50k–$75k that pays a little more, and one earning under $25k that gains. Illustrative figures, not a real analysis. Your ledger, every policy in one number.
Track every policy you’ve analyzed. See your combined estimated net yearly impact, broken down by category, with gains and costs side by side.
- Combined net yearly impact
- Breakdown by category (taxes, housing…)
- Sort by impact or date
- Export or delete your data anytime
A combined net yearly impact across 8 example policies for a sample $50k–$75k household, with each category as a gain or a cost. Illustrative figures, not a real analysis.
Coming soon
Your impact, as a card you can share.
We're working on turning an analysis into a card you can save or share. It isn't available yet; these are examples of the design.
Example card designs, with illustrative figures, show a policy name, its category and an estimated dollar impact.
Illustrative
Policy impact by income bracket.
The same policy can help one household and cost another. Here is how 8 example policies across 4 categories could add up for a typical household in each bracket.
A typical Under $25k household · net per category, $/yr, illustrative
- Taxes−$290 per year
- Healthcare+$420 per year
- Housing+$40 per year
- Employment+$770 per year
Net across all 8 example policies+$940/yr
A typical $25k–$50k household · net per category, $/yr, illustrative
- Taxes−$280 per year
- Healthcare+$650 per year
- Housing+$150 per year
- Employment+$300 per year
Net across all 8 example policies+$820/yr
A typical $50k–$75k household · net per category, $/yr, illustrative
- Taxes−$220 per year
- Healthcare+$420 per year
- Housing+$240 per year
- Employment−$80 per year
Net across all 8 example policies+$360/yr
A typical $75k–$100k household · net per category, $/yr, illustrative
- Taxes−$120 per year
- Healthcare+$100 per year
- Housing+$270 per year
- Employment−$90 per year
Net across all 8 example policies+$160/yr
A typical $100k+ household · net per category, $/yr, illustrative
- Taxes+$340 per year
- Healthcare−$290 per year
- Housing+$680 per year
- Employment−$120 per year
Net across all 8 example policies+$610/yr
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