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To: i-node who wrote (615824)	6/12/2011 5:39:09 PM
From: Alighieri	Respond to of 1579897

You really have no idea, do you? I don't think you do either...oh, i am sure you'll make some cock and bull argument and talk yourself into all sorts of fantastic notions of republican cleverness... In short, the number is bullshit unless he can back it up. And I don't think he can (nor can the report from which he took the figure). The CBO seems to have done four discrete proposal estimates, as shown in this link... cbo.gov In two of the estimates the participation assumption was 94%...if the cost actuals vs estimate are relative to the two with 94% assumed participation then the article is correct. Al