November 8, 2006 3:05PM 

# A Parting Shot? 

By [Michael F. Cannon](https://www.cato.org/people/michael-f-cannon) 

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Q: Should the lame-duck GOP Congress, as its final act, implement the [recommendation](http://www.fasab.gov/pdffiles/si_newsrelease.pdf) of the Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board that deficit estimates include the cost of future Social Security and Medicare benefits as well as current benefits?

A: [?](http://www.marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolution/2006/10/when_should_the.html)

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