The problem isn’t the CBO, it that politician know how to game it.
eg. Collect taxes for 10 years and provide benefits for 6. Voila, Obamacare is a DEFICIT REDUCTION act.
Yes, and no.
The name escapes, but ~1990, the Texas rep with the Ph.D in
Economics asked the CBO what's the take on a tax rate of 100%.
The CBO came back with the expected net income unadjusted for the certain decrease in economic activity, shifting of jobs, etc.