. if it happens, it would save 100 billion over 10 years because it would reduce the amount of subidies . so if you are trully a deficit buster, you will be for it. not going to happen. i will argue the mathematics. morgan we knew we would inch our way into it. isn t that happening? that obama care we saw passed a couple of years ago is the beginning of full-blown government take over. it is unlikely that the public option will happen. i will jump on the idea of funky mathematics for a second. this 100 billion plus number that is thrown around is from a cvo report . then in 2010, the number was 68 billion dollars .