LET'S TALK ABOUT SEX, BABEEEE!

Well, actually, let’s talk about the CBO, otherwise known as the Congressional Budget Office.
Sorry about the gratuitous sex thing.
BUT, almost as exciting, we have a brief tutorial for those uninformed about yet another governmental load of utter horseshit.
OKAY. The Congressional Budget Office is a “ non partisan” organization created by the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974.
I like the sound of “impoundment” - how ‘bout you?

OKAY, again. Let’s just get this out of the way immediately: The CBO can ONLY WORK WITH THE INFORMATION IT RECEIVES FROM WHOMEVER SUBMITS THAT INFORMATION.

So, any time you hear someone referring to the conclusions of the CBO, there should be klaxons, alarms, bells, alarms and more klaxons and bells going off in your head.
If it doesn’t sit properly in your gut, these alarms should send your bullshit detector off the end of the BS scale. I don’t care whether it’s the left or right, once again, say it with me:

The CBO can ONLY WORK WITH THE INFORMATION IT RECEIVES FROM WHOMEVER SUBMITS THAT INFORMATION.

Oddly enough, the conclusions of the CBO are spoken of as a modern day Rosetta Stone, as though the results are impervious to any serious further discussion; the case is closed, the translation is without fault.

SO - let’s, for example, have a go at breakfast sausage! (I like food analogies, if you haven’t yet figured that out...)

The CBO receives this recipe, and draws its conclusions based thereon:

40 grams kosher salt
50 grams peeled and finely grated fresh ginger
30 grams tightly packed finely chopped fresh sage
18 grams minced garlic
6 grams white or black pepper, freshly ground
250 ml ice water

Combine all ingredients, toss, etc, etc.

The CBO’s conclusion is that this would indeed make a delicious breakfast sausage, BASED UPON THE INFORMATION THEY HAVE RECEIVED.

And it would!

BUT, for anyone with any experience making sausage, it would be apparent that the most important ingredient is missing:

2.25 KG boneless pork shoulder, diced

AKA the “Doctor Fix”

NOW, does this highlight an inherent flaw in the CBO? Of course it does!

Essentially, the CBO follows the classic cliche:
“Garbage in, garbage out.”

P.S. For anyone interested in making this sausage, I would be happy to provide all of the information you need to complete it. It really is wonderful. Once you have made and enjoyed fresh homemade sausage, it is a real eye - opener, and much more simple than you may think. It’s easy to make into patties. No need messing about with sheep intestines or the like.

Peace and love,

Stephen Charles