It seems the bills does not have a truthful cost estimate due to "fuzzy" language... And that leads to "fuzzy" math... The devil is in the details
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/politics/_Conceptual-language_-hides-health-care_s-cost-8365838-63891382.html >>> Some of the headlines in recent days are not worthy of belief. No, I'm not >>> referring to the headlines that Barack Obama won the Nobel Peace Prize, >>> however odd that many seem to many (including, it seems, Obama himself). >>> I'm referring to the headlines earlier in the week to the effect that the >>> health care bill sponsored by Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus >>> will cut the federal deficit by $81 billion over the next ten years. Yes, that is what the Congressional Budget Office estimated. But, as the CBO noted, there's no actual Baucus bill, just some "conceptual language." Actual language, the CBO noted, might result in "significant changes" in its estimates. No wonder Democratic congressional leaders killed requirements that the actual language be posted on the Internet for 72 hours before Congress votes. More significant is the number most publications did not put in their headlines and lead paragraphs: the CBO's estimate that the Baucus "conceptual language" would increase federal spending by $829 billion over ten years. So how do you increase federal spending and cut the deficit at the same time? --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
