[mikeandike]

I thought the Democrats say that with Obamacare we will save $230 Billion. But according to this, we will have to spend $770 Billion to save $230 Billion.

[WOBBLY BOB]

[hattend]

And that’s only the first year! /s

[The Comedian]

Whoever the pointless, feckless, faceless tools in the CBO are, they need to be introduced to long-term unemployment, pronto.

They are worse than unreliable. They are diversionary and erratically political.

Frowning takes 68 muscles.
Smiling takes 6.
Pulling this trigger takes 2.
I'm lazy.

[abigailsmybaby]

[Will88]

Here is confirmation of a fact I'd often remembered in general, but not the exact details. It should give us all great confidence in our governments ability to project the cost of major programs such as Obamacare.

The cost of Medicare is a good place to begin. At its start, in 1966, Medicare cost $3 billion. The House Ways and Means Committee estimated that Medicare would cost only about $12 billion by 1990 (a figure that included an allowance for inflation). This was a supposedly "conservative" estimate. But in 1990 Medicare actually cost $107 billion

. The Medicare Monster

[Hoodat]

WOO HOO !!!

[Blood of Tyrants]

So the government spends $540 Billion less and taxes $770 Billion less? And what is the drawback?

[Revel]

It would reduce it much more than this. Many of the taxes they are planning on collecting will never be realized as they are destroying private jobs with obamacare, And the government jobs it creates will not be sustainable as we as a country go belly up. We cannot continue to spend like we are.

[opentalk]

Bump

somebody needs to tell Anthony Weiner, he has been all over TV sounding alarms how repeal will cost money.

[rdl6989]

BUMP!

[rockabyebaby]

This information needs to be fax/emailed to everyone in congress and senate with a DEMAND to repeal hussein care.

[rockabyebaby]

This information needs to be faxed/emailed to everyone in congress and senate with a DEMAND to repeal hussein care.

[hondact200]

Obummer will come back and tell the CBO that their figures are all wrong because the Whine House figures are the only correct figures CBO will tell Obummer will then “Eat Cake, because there is not enough bread to cover Obummercare” Obummer will come back and state, the CBO is a racist organization it needs to be closed .” ObummerCare is a failure just as Obummer is a failure.

[Williams]

Hilarious. The liberals are such evil liars.

[lacrew]

“It’s the tax hikes in the health care law.....”

An example of letting liberals shape the language of the argument. One of the central ideas in the court challenge to Obamacare is the unconstitutional penalties. The administration says “no, this is just a tax”; but, they were very declare that it was NOT a tax, and would not increase taxes when twisting arms trying to get it passed.

The penalties for not buying a product are not taxes...and we shouldn’t let the media get away with changing the language.

[Hotlanta Mike]

[hattend]

Two Republicans vote ‘present’ in healthcare test vote
By Michael O’Brien - 01/07/11 11:06 AM ET

Two Republican lawmakers voted present on the rule governing debate over repealing healthcare reform.

The pair technically broke with fellow Republicans, all of whom otherwise voted in favor of the rule.

The rule passed 236-181-2, a key test vote of next Wednesday’s scheduled vote to repeal President Obama’s bill.

Update, 12:06 p.m.: It turns out that the pair to vote present were the two lawmakers who missed their own swearings-in on Wednesday: Reps. Pete Sessions (R-Texas) and Mike Fitzpatrick (R-Pa.).

[stylin19a]

It's the tax hikes in the health care law (along with the Medicare cuts) which accounts for the $230 billion in deficit reduction.

which doesn't take into account the double accounting of the medicare savings....

[WKUHilltopper]

Thought Odummy said it was cost neutral.