@gungasnake,
This is the same CBO in that same study says the Affordable Care Act will actually reduce the deficit.
http://www.cbo.gov/sites/default/files/cbofiles/ftpdocs/113xx/doc11379/amendreconprop.pdf
But wait... The government isn't siphoning off $8.7 billion in interest. It is actually saving money by doing direct loans instead of letting outside lenders siphon off the money.
Quote:CBO estimates
that eliminating new guaranteed loans and replacing them with direct loans
would yield reductions in direct spending of $61 billion over the 2010–
2019 period.
I guess you prefer the government WASTE your money, gunga.