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DaveinMD
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Mon Dec-27-04 01:33 PM
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in the media for conservative estimates. This has no doubt influenced the numbers. The CBO now uses dynamic scoring for budgets. The Republicans forced that change. It is not any more reliable than the Economic Policy Institute. The projections are very far off. Its not even close. This is why every year the date of insolvency gets pushed further back. If the estimates were valid, this wouldn't occur.
My wife works at SSA as a policy analyst in the office of budget. Most folks there think the actuaries are off in their estimates.
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