tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034478.post8539746167262513294..comments2024-03-29T08:17:32.367-04:00Comments on Doug Ross @ Journal: CBO Director: Hate to break this to you, but the Democrats lied about pretty much every single aspect of "health care reform"Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034478.post-52916363541584451422010-06-03T14:07:03.332-04:002010-06-03T14:07:03.332-04:00The CBO has to operate with the information given ...The CBO has to operate with the information given to it, by the Democrats in this case. It was really just a giant exercise in begging the question--in order to determine whether or not the bill lowers the deficit, they are required to assume it lowers the deficit.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034478.post-42240110591473126322010-06-03T01:12:55.426-04:002010-06-03T01:12:55.426-04:00To my knowledge, no CBO estimate has EVER even app...To my knowledge, no CBO estimate has EVER even approached the actual cost of any legislation.<br /><br />George B SHAW: "If you laid all the economists in the world end to end, they would not reach a conclusion."<br /><br />I'll agree with The Bad above and allow Elmendorf some slack. Even if he had time to read that monstrosity, the unforseen variables in a program this massive can not possibly be even estimated. How many rain drops fell during the storm last night? - would be an easier estimate.swedehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14728520043425175688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034478.post-16773465109887427292010-06-03T00:32:48.616-04:002010-06-03T00:32:48.616-04:00Possible defense of Dr. Elmendorf: he did not have...Possible defense of Dr. Elmendorf: he did not have enough time to read the bill, just like everyone else.<br /><br />Yet again, Speaker Pelosi was horrifically correct when she informed us that we would have to pass this thing to really find out what is in it.<br /><br />Tada: just as every conservative warned, it contains unmitigated disaster.The_Badhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10280016918263013439noreply@blogger.com