Posted on 11/18/2021 3:39:12 PM PST by PhxRising
The Congressional Budget Office estimated on Thursday that President Biden's Build Back Better Act will increase the nation's deficit by $367 billion.
The CBO's cost estimate contradicts President Biden's claim that the legislation will cost "zero." House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer also have said the bill would be fully paid for with tax hikes on corporations and wealthy Americans.
According to the CBO's estimate, "enacting this legislation would result in a net increase in the deficit totaling $367 billion over the 2022-2031 period, not counting any additional revenue that may be generated by additional funding for tax enforcement."
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CBO low-balled that number by at least 10X. Their estimate is a joke.
Lol. And the CBO’s estimates are always wildly off on the low side.
$367B seems like a gross underestimation.
Socialism sure does cost a lot.
but most importantly, no more mean tweets
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That’s ridiculous!
12 times that!
CBO serving their Masters
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This is nonsense. CBO to the best of my recollection has never released “net” numbers. They release the cost and the tax numbers separate as all of these numbers are at best swags and a “net” number simply hides what little information that CBO has generated.
I’m thinking it’s for every year for 10 years. I’ll see if I can find a site that explains it better.
Net increase in revenue and it’s sources is pertinent more than any so called budget imbalance , always deficit,. We tax payers slash consumers bear the brunt of the obfuscation, cost nothing my ass it costs what they spend/ give away, no this free nothing!’nnn
Biden said it would cost 0 dollars.
Everything he says is a lie.
The actual costs are always way over the estimates (it’s government) and the projected tax revenue never materializes as wealthy investors have a funny habit of protecting their wealth from tax poachers.
Who cares, its a done deal.
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It’s not like the CBO is under any pressure to be accurate.
They always get it wrong expodentiaaly (says Slow Joe).
There is no accountability in DC.
“CBO low-balled that number by at least 10X. Their estimate is a joke”
I won’t go with a factor of 10x, but the cost of the bill easy, and probably another 500 billion. The CBO did the RATS a greased palm favor. That or they and their families don’t have to worry about a horrendous mysterious car crash.
Biden and the the other Dems lied?
Didn’t see that one coming.
Unfortunately tens of millions of voters didn’t, either. “I vote Democrat. My parents always voted that way. I always will. They’re for the little guy and minorities.”
The Dems are saying they’ll pass this crap tonight ?
at least it's other peoples money.
When the CBO came out with an initial estimate for Obamacare much higher than Obama claimed, Sean Hannity said the CBO numbers were the “gold standard.” I said STFU you idiot. Sure enough, in a few days they “found” a way to lower their estimate to what he wanted.
Hannity is completely FOS on top of being a rude nasty host who constantly interrupts guests. I never listen to him or watch him. He’s the right-wing Chris Matthews. I’m surprised neither of them have been punched in the nose. Just for their terrible manners.
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