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lumberjack_jeff

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11. Also because it was unnecessary to "fund" it.

Reply to landolfi (Original post)

Sun Oct 6, 2013, 05:33 PM

Oct 2013

The law was written in such a way that it was revenue neutral, and in fact lowered the deficit.

http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2012/04/09/official-sources-agree-affordable-care-act-reduces-deficit

Congress would have to borrow $200 million to "defund" it.

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A dumb question, but: If the House didn't want Obamacare, how were they fools enough to fund it? [View all] landolfi Oct 2013 OP

The Dems controlled the House when it was passed in 2010 Roland99 Oct 2013 #1

The PPACA passed without a single Republican vote in the House or Senate. n/t PoliticAverse Oct 2013 #2

Wow dude...where have you been? This was passed by Nancy Pelosi etal remember? dkf Oct 2013 #3

First of all, I said it was a dumb question, but landolfi Oct 2013 #5

They've voted to repeal the ACA 47 times (or is it 48 by now?). The Senate keeps blocking it. dkf Oct 2013 #6

NYTimes explained it in this article sammytko Oct 2013 #12

How many House members are stockholders in the health insurance companies, directly or indirectly? AnotherMcIntosh Oct 2013 #4

Hello? You don't undo an enacted law by defunding it frazzled Oct 2013 #7

it's been working with other laws . . . like dodd/frank and consumer protection. eom ellenfl Oct 2013 #10

Because it is the fugging law malaise Oct 2013 #8

not a dumb question imho Enrique Oct 2013 #9

Also because it was unnecessary to "fund" it. lumberjack_jeff Oct 2013 #11

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