The CBO's estimate of the Baucus bill is misleading because the 10 year scoring period starts in 2010. The score includes 10 years worth of increased revenue from new taxes, but only has seven years worth of service (because the Govt. plan wont be fully implemented until 2013). But if you grade the cost of the bill from 2013 to 2023, the price is right around $2 trillion. Reid seems to admit exactly this in his statement here. Also, how stupid is his claim that $54 Billion is a small amount ...