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Candy says:

March 18, 2010 at 2:09 pm

Do you see them bypassing the 72 hour period?
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Kate says:

March 18, 2010 at 3:35 pm

So if I understand the function of the CBO correctly they analyze financial information based on “the bill” and it’s “assumed” outcomes, even if they know that the congress is making outrageous claims that they will not be able to maintain… i.e. the cuts to Medicare, etc????

All the more reason why people have such an unfavorable rating of congress….
Paul says:

March 18, 2010 at 3:52 pm

Figures can (and have in the past) be manipulated to serve political masters. Both sides have done it.
Kate says:

March 18, 2010 at 6:53 pm

I know that Paul….just another fun fact about Washington politics that would never work in real life…
Westcoastjazz says:

March 18, 2010 at 7:49 pm

CBO has been declared ‘the Gold Standard’ by Limbaugh, O’Reilly, and Hannity. A non-partisan referee. Can we really discredit them now when we don’t like their analysis?
Great White Rat says:

March 18, 2010 at 8:45 pm

Didn’t read Kevin Glass’ remarks too closely, did you, Jazz? Let me put it in simpler terms for you:

First, the CBO can only score what the Congressional leadership gives them. There’s no guarantee that what Pelosi sent to them will be what they actually pass. Assuming they have the intestinal fortitude to even take a real vote on it, of course.

Second, the CBO noted that their year-by-year projections were meaningless, even if Pelosi did stick to the version she sent to them. Paying for 6 years of a program with 10 years of taxes may fool your average Obamabot, but thinking people understand that you can’t pull the same stunt in the second ten years. So does the CBO.

Third, what part of this don’t you get:

“the legislation would maintain and put into effect a number of procedures that might be difficult to sustain over a long period of time.”

Bottom line is that the document sent for CBO to score was tailored to give a fraudulently optimistic scoring. The administration figures that would be good enough to fool the economic illiterates among us. You know, like those who think you can reduce insurance premiums by 3000%…
Carlos says:

March 18, 2010 at 9:23 pm

Not to say that Limbaugh et al are wrong or anything, but there hasn’t been a government projection of any entitlement program in the past 75 years that has come within 100% of the true costs.

That includes Social “Security”, Medicare, Medicade and unemployment. The function of the CBO (which happens to be a nom du jour) is to work with ponied-up figures given to them by people more interested in stealing your hard-earned money than providing laws that fall within the purview of the Constitution.

And I don’t care how good Coburn seems to be – his wallowing with pigs, and he’s going to stink like one sometime.

Mr. Coburn, if I’m wrong I sincerely apologize, but you are in the pigpen and it’s a miracle if some of the pig poop doesn’t reach you.
tony sacchetti says:

March 19, 2010 at 8:40 am

I think the most important evaluation of any government report is that they have never in any instance I can remember met financial predictions in any entitlement program! The American people are not stupid. This is a joke and I have no doubt will help to bankrupt this country. I have been around for over 70 years and I haven’t seen government run anything efficiently!
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March 19, 2010 at 7:08 pm

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