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AP:
A study by the liberal-leaning Commonwealth Fund foundation found that CBO's predictions were more accurate than other forecasters. "CBO did much better than other estimators that has also been true in the past," said New York University professor Shelly Glied. "Nobody can actually foresee the future, but CBO seems to do a better job than anyone else."
It's also worth noting the widespread support CBO enjoys both from both Democrats and Republicans. Its current director, Keith Hall, was chosen by Republicans and served on the Council of Economic Advisers in the most recent Bush administration. Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis., a former chairman of the House Budget Committee, was a vocal supporter of Hall's predecessor, Doug Elmendorf, who was named by Democrats.
The CBO analysis matters because it'll probably predict how many people would lose health coverage under the measure, which could be politically damaging. And if the plan doesn't meet the goal of at least saving the government a modest $2 billion, the legislation as written could be subject to a filibuster from Senate Democrats.
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dchill
(38,514 posts)More like beat down.
Eyeball_Kid
(7,433 posts)Who writes this crap?
That's not the only reason that it will be filibustered. But the circumstances in which Dems even consider a filibuster won't develop anyway, because the bill as written has a 0% chance of passing through Congress.
DK504
(3,847 posts)" ... the legislation as written could be subject to a filibuster from Senate Democrats."
If they don't they need to be voted out....unless you are here to move this country forward and not back to the 50's, the 1850's, then you need not apply.
TexasBushwhacker
(20,208 posts)disabled prematurely. Dead and disabled people don't people don't pay income or SS/Medicare taxes. The survivors of people who died before their time receive survivors benefits. Just ask Paul Ryan. The disabled who cannot work at all either don't work and get SSI & Medicaid or get SSDI and get Medicare after 2 years. All those costs should be added to the Republican's plan.
Norbert9
(494 posts)Trying to allude that if it saves $2 billion then dems are okay with it. I sure hope not.
underpants
(182,851 posts)So typical