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Post by Tommy Thompson on Dec 23, 2009 11:28:11 GMT -5
I was just listening to new developments from Jeff Sessions of Alabama who's staff apparently caught a huge mistake in the accounting of the healthcare bill. While I haven't quite figured out the exact details in the accounting procedure, what the Dems wanted to do is to count the cuts in Medicare TWICE. 500 billion was evidently being used as a savings while at the same time being used as a credit to Medicare. Like Jeff Sessions said....you can't use this 500 billion both ways. He met with the CBO this morning who agreed with him and just issued a statement to that effect. In other words, this so called deficit neutral bill IS NOT deficit neutral. It will ADD to the deficit. Of course we all knew this bill would add to the deficit but it's now official from the CBO. The CBO can only go by the assumptions and figures given to them by the Congress so we can't blame the CBO. This could turn out to be very interesting.
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Post by gloria on Dec 23, 2009 11:40:37 GMT -5
I was just listening to new developments from Jeff Sessions of Alabama who's staff apparently caught a huge mistake in the accounting of the healthcare bill. While I haven't quite figured out the exact details in the accounting procedure, what the Dems wanted to do is to count the cuts in Medicare TWICE. 500 billion was evidently being used as a savings while at the same time being used as a credit to Medicare. Like Jeff Sessions said....you can't use this 500 billion both ways. He met with the CBO this morning who agreed with him and just issued a statement to that effect. In other words, this so called deficit neutral bill IS NOT deficit neutral. It will ADD to the deficit. Of course we all knew this bill would add to the deficit but it's now official from the CBO. The CBO can only go by the assumptions and figures given to them by the Congress so we can't blame the CBO. This could turn out to be very interesting. Tommy there is no telling at the problems and errors (  ) they have made in this mess. Obama and some of his pals (Gibbs for one said the Republicans and some Independents are delusional in their thinking about some of this. I hope he has to eat his words before this is over. |
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Post by Garland on Dec 23, 2009 22:21:42 GMT -5
Maybe he'll have to eat his words raw with NO bread, plate or fork or any goodies, just put them out in the hog pen and let him get what's left....
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Post by cbk on Dec 27, 2009 9:10:14 GMT -5
I think Gibbs could rub you the wrong way doing you a favor. The man has an attitude that makes you just want to smack him up side the head!
Sort of the same feeling I get when Obama gets on the news. The man is SOOOO arrogant looking and sounding!
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) they have made in this mess. Obama and some of his pals (Gibbs for one said the Republicans and some Independents are delusional in their thinking about some of this. I hope he has to eat his words before this is over. 