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March 18, 2010
Just a Word on Those Phony CBO Numbers
Posted by Gregory of Yardale at March 18, 2010 10:40 AM
The Democrats are tossing around what they claim are CBO numbers showing that ObamaCare will *only* cost $940 Billion and will reduce the deficit by $138 Billion.
Hey! If that's true, maybe we should spend $9 Trillion on ObamaCare and Reduce the Deficit by $1 Trillion!
There are many reasons to take these claims with a grain of salt. First of all, the CBO admits the numbers are no good because they only reflect what Democrats claim is in the legislation, but they have no actual legislation to score.
Second, the Democrats are using a trick to skew the numbers by putting 98% of the spending in the last six years. This gives future Congresses years to mess around with new mandates and spending... as they always have and inevitably will.
Remember, Granny Rictus Botoxi Pelosi is declaring that the purpose of the current bill is just to kick down the door... so they can vastly expand the scope of the program later.
