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CBO report are "preliminary estimates" only, extrapolated under extreme pressure from the House and President ( they water boarded CBO staffers ) to get the numbers "right"; jobs were at stake. The numbers were based on a set of assumptions developed from the 2000 US Census. The results of the 2010 census will not be available for at least 2 years (2010). It is likely that the number of uninsured beneficiaries and medicade ( under poverty line ) recipients will be 25% higher then CBO estimates based on the 2000 census, meaning the cost to the government <br> ( Fed & States )will be 25% higher than preliminary estimates. Add to that the likely passage of immigration reform, which will add another 20 million to the beneficiary list by 2012. This means that the CBO "cost of program estimates" are off by 50%+, and the alleged deficit reduction by 2020 will ZERO !!!
By Don H

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