The Joint Committee on Taxation (JCT) is the official scorekeeper for all tax legislation passed by the Congress.

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Is there an official scorekeeper that we can refer these burning questions to?

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Bear in mind that the official scorekeeper for CPI inflation is the U.S. Department of Labor, whose head is politically appointed.

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Indeed, the recession was scored as ending in June, 2009 by the National Bureau of Economic Research, which is respected as the scorekeeper for such matters.

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Now, keep in mind this was a CBO that, while we were going through the process of health care reform, was the be all and end all of the scorekeeper.

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Most important: You are your own scorekeeper and referee.

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So -- and by the way, all of it is paid for, and not only is it deficit-neutral but the Congressional Budget Office, which is the bipartisan office that's the scorekeeper for how much things cost in Congress, says it's going to reduce our costs by a trillion dollars.

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