Likewise. the cost of the food stamp program was underestimated by 50 percent in fiscal year 1980. due to elimination of the purchase requirements. a similar occurrence could take place in fiscal year 1981. Also. the costs of medicare and medicaid have been underestimated in the past. with the combination of inflation and recession. they could be higher than expected in fiscal year 1981. In addition. we can expect added expenditures for refugee assistance. due to the rapid influx of Cuban refugees. and it is possible that energy costs and inflation could add even further to expenditures. Thus. as the senior assistant editor of the Washington Star. Eileen Shanahan. pointed out in a thoughtful column last week. we are looking at a deficit of $25 billion. and perhaps more.
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