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To: Cogito who wrote (82885)	9/8/2008 8:06:13 AM
From: Lane3	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 541624

Independent analyses of the taxation and spending plans have all indicated that Obama's plans would result in less government debt than McCains, by significant amounts. Sorry, but garbage in, garbage out. Seriously, independent analysts can reasonable evaluate and compare their proposed tax plans. There's no way to cost their programs. And even if there were, they don't cost them for the out years, which is my area of concern. EDIT: More follows.

To: Cogito who wrote (82885)	9/8/2008 8:34:31 AM
From: Lane3	Respond to of 541624

I just ran across this in the Post. "According to the Tax Policy Center, over the course of a decade Obama's plan would result in a national debt $1.2 trillion smaller than you would get under McCain's plan." Now, that's something they can reasonably estimate. However, how in the world do you come up with a cost estimate on this? "Obama will provide job training, substance abuse and mental health counseling to ex-offenders, so that they are successfully re-integrated into society. Obama will also create a prison-to-work incentive program to improve ex-offender employment and job retention rates." Maybe take the number of prisoners released each year and multiply it by $100,000 over ten years?