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Flash! Social Security’s Not Doomed

Jan 28, 2011 Mike Hall | Economy

Here’s some news that gets buried in the normal the-sky-is-falling Social Security coverage. Although the weak economy is having a short-term impact on Social Security’s finances, Social Security is still projected to run an $868 billion surplus over the next decade, according to a new report from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO).

Budget Office: Health Care Repeal Would Add $230 Billion to Deficit

Jan 6, 2011 Mike Hall | Economy

The non-partisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) just released numbers that should make any deficit-fearing Republican stop dead on his or her way to vote to repeal health care reform.