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November 10, 2009
Fuzzy Math Whisps throughout Costs of Pelosicare
Posted by The MaryHunter at November 10, 2009 4:45 AM
Not only are the POTUS and his administration adept in the ways of the Fuzzy Math Ninja. So too can Nancy Pelosi obscure and obfuscate in the name of taking over our very bodies and end-of-life decisions through the house healthcare bill. It seems that Pelousy would simply bill us later for at least "two dozen programs whose funding is listed as 'such sums as may be necessary' ":
The list of projects ranges from the "No child left unimmunized against influenza" project to 10 programs in the Indian health care system. There are also programs to encourage people to go into nursing and to spur states to restrain medical-malpractice lawsuits.
The tactic is far from new and has been used for years by Republicans and Democrats alike. The health reform examples are just the latest of what has become known as "fuzzy math" - the sort of budgeting that has been drawing extra scrutiny as the economy sputters, federal spending balloons and deficits deepen.
"If you're calling these fuzzy math, then every authorization bill is fuzzy math," said a Democratic aide, who requested anonymity. "It's not fuzzy math at all. It's not math. That's the way Congress works. You authorize a program, and the appropriators appropriate for it."
Wellalrightythen, isn't this just what's a wee bit wrong with the way Congress works? Mayhaps why in 2010 we will likely witness a major purge of both parties, especially the one currently in power? See the article for a number of other examples from current and past congresses of more and more fuzz, like this one noted by a former Director of the Congressional Budget Office:
He said Democrats are counting on spending cuts that "are political fiction," adding that by imposing a new surtax but not indexing for inflation they've invented yet another budget boondoggle future congresses will have to adjust every year.
While this all is not surprising in the least, it did offer up another chance to use this photo.
