June 26, 2009 10:12AM 

# My $1 Trillion vs. Your $1 Trillion 

By [Michael D. Tanner](https://www.cato.org/people/michael-d-tanner) 

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Do you remember how, during the debate over proposals to create personal accounts for Social Security, opponents [called](http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9E03E7DE1631F930A35751C1A9629C8B63&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=all) the $1 trillion transition cost intolerable? Now, a $1 trillion floor for health care reform is [seen](http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=as4QVYljy9yU) as a sign of success. Says something about priorities, doesn’t it?

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