Another Lie Down

Paul Krugman yesterday points out in File Under Vile two of the GOP talking points about the healthcare bill are just wrong. One is that in the first decade there are ten years of revenues with only 6 years of spending so it looks like it is debt free but isn't. This chart makes it clear:

The second point I knew already: "Claims that the plan is window-dressed to look good in its first decade only to go sour later might sound plausible – except for the fact that the CBO projects bigger deficit-reduction in the second decade of the reform than in the first decade, something that wouldn’t happen if lots of costs were being hidden by being pushed off into the future."