Medicare and Deficit Estimates Revised Upward

Fox News ^ | 1/29/04

[billbears]

Different version of the same story from Fox News. Plan hasn't even been active for 3 months and it's already 30% more than we were told to pass this behemoth. Wonder what it's going to look like 3 or 4 years from now?

[billbears]

Bush has yet to cast a veto after three years in office. He often uses the threat of a veto to get his way, issuing 19 as Congress considered the 13 annual spending bills for this year.

Here's some government waste for you. $20 mil for NEA grants? Paltry compared to $140 billion extra only 3 months after the bill passed

[In_25_words_or_less]

Yikes. And I bet no one's thinking another round of tax cuts will pay for it.

[billbears]

One time ping for a few on the NEA thread. Don't know if any of you have had a chance to see this 'wonderful' news...

[RJCogburn]

I find it a bit hard to believe that the figure for the Medicare bill could have been so far off and nobody of importance realized it before.

Clintonesque actions of high order.

[KantianBurke]

Vote Dubya!

Because spending the taxpayer's money like the average teenage blonde airhead with Daddy's credit card is GOOD for the country!

[NittanyLion]

This was so easily predictable, yet a cadre of diehard GOP-firsters on this site vehemently denied the expectation that this bill would increase in cost over time. Can't wait to see the bill in 5 years.

Something tells me those folks will studiously avoid this thread...

[billbears]

If the 10 year cost isn't over a trillion in less than 4 years, I'll be suprised. Just look at LBJ's Medicare plans and how much that was supposed to cost originally.

[NittanyLion]

Yep, a trillion dollar estimate within 5 years would be my guess.

[RJCogburn]

Something tells me those folks will studiously avoid this thread...

Still stuck to their screens over at the "Day in the Life" thread.

[NittanyLion]

Well, Dubya does look mighty good in those jeans...I'm sitting here crying just looking at our lovely president.

LOL.

[KantianBurke]

Want to think about something that'll bring a tear to ur eye? Just remember that all these billions are going to be paid for by YOU and ME.

[ambrose]

Wooo hooo!

[JohnGalt]

I was too distraught to even post on the NEA thread, but I can least let out an 'Ugh' on this thread.

While we were sent out to pasture during the Iraq War, it looks like a few will stick it out with such disreputable company as thou over the spending issues, though I wonder will they ever figure out the welfare-warfare connection?

In liberty,

[LWalk18]

A cynical person would think that the NEA announcement was a sort of smokescreen to keep people from this $140 billion 'miscalculation'.

I wonder if this thread will have 1100+ posts?

[billbears]

Hadn't thought about that. I have to admit I haven't seen it played up on Fox. Doubt I will see it much more than the screen crawl

[Finalapproach29er]

His MBA from Harvard doesn't look to impressive today.

[FITZ]

It's stupid for us to turn the control of our lives and healthcare over to the government. This past summer in France should be a good example of what can happen, the government decides older people don't need fans ---- and look how much health care is being saved now in that country from so many not being around anymore.