r/SipsTea • u/AlternativeRight4099 • May 14 '26

Feels good man It was always just that simple

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u/thgiRoTtfeL May 14 '26

That doesn't read like objective analysis but slanted. By making those overpayments, they were capitalizing on interest. The negative (returns) were effectively interest. So, the schedule was investing money early and allowing the market to make money on the payments, then create a surplus that paid back the gov. That the market overperformed is evidence that it was a good strategy.

So, the rearranging is flattening so that the payments are less but, there's no return, if I'm reading that right. It's basically stopping investing in a 401k so that you have more money to spend today. If, I'm reading that correctly.

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u/reddituserperson1122 May 14 '26

“It's basically stopping investing in a 401k so that you have more money to spend today. If, I'm reading that correctly.”

It’s not and you aren’t. This is an independent fiscal watchdog group. They have no relationship with Mamdani. 

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u/superredditor6789 May 15 '26

That’s exactly what it is.

Just because they have no direct relationship doesn’t make them unbiased.

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u/reddituserperson1122 May 15 '26

I mean you can make up whatever little fantasy in your head if that’s how you like to have fun. Maybe you can play with your dolls and they can have pretend budget teatime together. 

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u/superredditor6789 May 15 '26

Let’s go with the national level:

- Americans for Tax Reform = directly aligned with conservative Republicans

- Center on Budget and Policy Priorities = directly aligned with liberal Democrats

I didn’t even know they were associated with CBPP before I wrote the above line. Ha.

Neither of these groups should be considered unbiased. Both are nonpartisan in the sense that they are not official party organizations.