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Originally posted by Secret_Agent_Man
Gosh Larry, you certainly won't generate a civil discussion on this Board by suggesting that anything "actively misleading" comes out of Washington. Or, you might get the response that it can't be a "lie" because it is predictive.
In my view, it misleading unless every single time you say the number you flash up the screen ("Not counting some number up to $50 billion (but probably less) for the costs of Iraq and Afghanistan in 2005.") Others would say its not misleading, because "everyone" knows the truth.
Also note that per the last numbers I heard -- the Bush administration's promise to cut the deficit "in half" by then was talking about cutting the projected deficit from $511 billion (FY 2004) to $364 billion. Math is Hard, but by the time you get down to the Assistant Secretary level there must be someone who can do sums.
So, yeah, its misleading, but I think that this is all within the standard range of political bullshit that one receives from most administrations.
S_A_M
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I agree that they should have made some assumptions and included them, I don't think the $50 billion is material given the size of the budget.
