The revised essay separates privately funded service awards from public spending, compares account outcomes under different returns, and shows the budget arithmetic behind Medicare+. Assumptions and unanswered policy decisions stay visible.
The CPI model is a dated statistical baseline, frozen October 24, 2026. Its intervals, assumptions and downloadable source are part of the result. It is separate from election-market quotes.
The election ledger distinguishes candidate records, dated market quotes and independent model estimates. A missing estimate means no independent forecast has been issued. Market odds do not become a 1024 forecast by appearing on the page.