What this chart shows is that in each year, the CBO has underestimated deficits up until 1993, which they overestimated the deficit. About half, look at 1990, they underestimated the deficit by $119 billion. Half of that was revenue.
Discussing the accuracy of the Congressional Budget Office's deficit estimates.
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