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alp227 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-18-11 07:27 PM Original message |
CBO: Obama budget underestimates deficits by $2.3 trillion over upcoming decade |
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fascisthunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-18-11 07:28 PM Response to Original message |
1. that's ok, because he is now a member of the special Club |
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tabatha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-18-11 07:33 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. It is all about projections. |
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fascisthunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-18-11 07:35 PM Response to Reply #2 |
3. good question |
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tabatha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-18-11 11:40 PM Response to Reply #3 |
31. see #23 |
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Yupster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-20-11 03:28 PM Response to Reply #3 |
47. The idea is that since everyone can come up with their own projections on anything, |
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Fearless (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-18-11 07:41 PM Response to Reply #2 |
4. Why is the Congressional Budget office, a group of people who are experts, wrong and Obama right? |
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NoTimeToulouse (204 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-18-11 08:15 PM Response to Reply #4 |
12. I really don't know what to say on that one. |
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tabatha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-18-11 11:41 PM Response to Reply #4 |
32. Possibly because of this ? |
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NoTimeToulouse (204 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-18-11 08:14 PM Response to Reply #2 |
10. Really? Really? CBO is non-partisan. |
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tabatha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-18-11 08:34 PM Response to Reply #10 |
19. I don't understand your statement. |
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NoTimeToulouse (204 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-18-11 09:59 PM Response to Reply #19 |
26. That's not what you wrote. |
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tabatha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-18-11 10:14 PM Response to Reply #26 |
27. I made summary statement |
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NoTimeToulouse (204 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-19-11 01:27 AM Response to Reply #27 |
34. If you look at it closer it doesn't. |
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Igel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-19-11 01:55 PM Response to Reply #34 |
40. The CBO weighed in on the matter. |
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NoTimeToulouse (204 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-19-11 03:51 PM Response to Reply #40 |
43. So the argument now is that we will used the CBO data when convenient? |
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elocs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-18-11 07:50 PM Response to Original message |
5. We cannot praise CBO results from the housetops when we agree with them |
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tabatha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-18-11 07:56 PM Response to Reply #5 |
6. Life is never black and white. |
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elocs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-18-11 08:11 PM Response to Reply #6 |
8. True, true. When we agree with the CBO it's 100% right, when we don't it's 100% wrong. |
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NoTimeToulouse (204 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-18-11 08:16 PM Response to Reply #8 |
13. Sad commentary. |
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Plucketeer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-18-11 08:20 PM Response to Reply #8 |
15. It's gonna be amusing |
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tabatha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-18-11 08:27 PM Response to Reply #8 |
18. You missed the point. |
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ProgressIn2008 (848 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-19-11 02:12 PM Response to Reply #8 |
42. True, that. nt |
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tabatha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-18-11 10:16 PM Response to Reply #5 |
28. See #23 |
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DeSwiss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-18-11 07:57 PM Response to Original message |
7. The CBO must not be...... |
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valerief (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-18-11 08:14 PM Response to Reply #7 |
11. Bwahahahahaha! |
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valerief (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-18-11 08:13 PM Response to Original message |
9. Let's throw three more wars on the budget. What the hell. It's only lives. And money. nt |
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ProSense (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-18-11 08:18 PM Response to Original message |
14. Just means that there needs to be more budget cuts |
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Beartracks (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-18-11 08:50 PM Response to Reply #14 |
20. "Don't worry! If 'pubs disagree with us, we'll stop trying." WTF? |
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ProSense (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-18-11 08:59 PM Response to Reply #20 |
21. Hmmm? |
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toddwv (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-18-11 08:23 PM Response to Original message |
16. Don't worry, once all the revenues start flowing in from the continuation of the Bush tax cuts |
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NoTimeToulouse (204 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-18-11 08:26 PM Response to Reply #16 |
17. Tax cuts actually raise revenues or so the story goes. |
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groundloop (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-18-11 09:29 PM Response to Original message |
22. We've heard from many high powered economists not to worry about the deficit just yet... |
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OnlinePoker (837 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-18-11 09:29 PM Response to Original message |
23. CBO Predictions/Treasury Stats |
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boppers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-18-11 09:40 PM Response to Reply #23 |
24. Nice! |
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ClarkUSA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-18-11 09:52 PM Response to Reply #23 |
25. So you just proved that the CBO's 10-year projection was wrong for the past decade. |
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NoTimeToulouse (204 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-19-11 01:24 AM Response to Reply #23 |
33. 784 Billion less? That sounds like what the Bush tax cuts cost tthe USA. |
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madville (743 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-19-11 08:23 AM Response to Reply #23 |
35. Take away the Bush tax cuts and wars and their numbers would have been much closer |
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OnlinePoker (837 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-19-11 10:19 AM Response to Reply #35 |
39. Which is my point |
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NoTimeToulouse (204 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-20-11 10:55 AM Response to Reply #39 |
44. With that logic is Obama or the CBO both wrong or right? |
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OnlinePoker (837 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-20-11 01:52 PM Response to Reply #44 |
46. The White House looks at the future through rose colored glasses |
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Yupster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-20-11 03:34 PM Response to Reply #23 |
48. The CBO projections are to me "sebt case" scenarios |
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Lorien (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-18-11 10:24 PM Response to Original message |
29. End the wars, tax the rich, adopt single payer. Done. No more deficit |
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Bigmack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-19-11 10:08 AM Response to Reply #29 |
37. Simple.... but simple solutions don't work... or do they?... |
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TomCADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-18-11 10:59 PM Response to Original message |
30. What? I Thought Republicans Were Saying That The CBO is full of S*&t! |
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Igel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-19-11 02:06 PM Response to Reply #30 |
41. Yes. |
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madville (743 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-19-11 08:26 AM Response to Original message |
36. Let's just split the difference and say it will be $8.35 trillion |
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Safetykitten (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-19-11 10:17 AM Response to Original message |
38. The CBO asked him not to come or get involved. |
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NoTimeToulouse (204 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-20-11 10:55 AM Response to Reply #38 |
45. Burn! |
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daleo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-20-11 04:39 PM Response to Original message |
49. Better up that a few hundred billion |
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