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elleng

(141,926 posts) Tue Jul 24, 2012, 02:40 PM Jul 2012

Budget Office: Obama's Health Law Reduces Deficit. [View all]

Source: NYT/AP

Congress' budget scorekeepers are taking a new look at President Barack Obama's health care law — and they still say it is expected to reduce federal deficits.

It's the first in-depth look by nonpartisan experts since the Supreme Court upheld most of the law last month.

Read more: http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2012/07/24/us/politics/ap-us-health-care-overhaul-costs.html?hp

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Budget Office: Obama's Health Law Reduces Deficit. [View all] elleng Jul 2012 OP

"Whine. Oh noes. Whine." - RepubliWankers Against America, Inc. (R) Berlum Jul 2012 #1

Thats 100% false Berlum and you know it and should apologize. cstanleytech Jul 2012 #2

Mea Maxima Culpa Berlum Jul 2012 #5

Too cute of a picture to be associated with anything republican kimbutgar Jul 2012 #7

"deficits don't matter Enrique Jul 2012 #3

That's a quote that's taken out of context jmowreader Jul 2012 #30

Let me know, would you, when someone can explain how this truedelphi Jul 2012 #4

You should receive a subsidy if you can't afford the insurance. JDPriestly Jul 2012 #6

I'll believe that there will be a subsidy when I see it. truedelphi Jul 2012 #15

The subsidies will come into play in 2014. JDPriestly Jul 2012 #17

Your last sentence is the only one pertinent to reality, truedelphi Jul 2012 #18

Democrats will not delete the subsidies. So vote for Democrats and JDPriestly Jul 2012 #20

If I recall Glass Steagall had largely been rendered moot for the most part cstanleytech Jul 2012 #23

Huh? If it had largely been rendered moot, truedelphi Jul 2012 #25

Thanks for this, true; elleng Jul 2012 #28

Thanks for your reply. i was trying to think of truedelphi Jul 2012 #32

YVW! elleng Jul 2012 #33

The bubble had been building for awhile before then, doing away with the final bit of the act just cstanleytech Jul 2012 #29

Well, Krugman, Stiglitz, and Black have all stated that truedelphi Jul 2012 #31

I would recommend thinking of those it will help... NS2012 Jul 2012 #11

but of course it isn't. Schema Thing Jul 2012 #13

It's a household of two people, both truedelphi Jul 2012 #16

I was older than you, had pre-existing conditions and paid far less than you. JDPriestly Jul 2012 #22

Kaiser does not take people in Lake County as truedelphi Jul 2012 #24

wth is this absolute bullshit you are peddling Schema Thing Jul 2012 #14

Save some money, let a few older folks die sooner... jtuck004 Jul 2012 #8

Many of us have attempted to explain this, but I'm happy to see that the CBO reaffirms what we Liberal_Stalwart71 Jul 2012 #9

And The Republican Spin Was To Disagree With CBO DallasNE Jul 2012 #10

Did you explain fewer people will have healthcare? former9thward Jul 2012 #27

I just read that. I'm not sure what's going on. Have to do more research to understand this. Liberal_Stalwart71 Jul 2012 #34

I am not blaming anyone. former9thward Jul 2012 #35

Again, come talk to me when we have a progressive House and Senate that can get Liberal_Stalwart71 Jul 2012 #36

Healthcare ruling to save billions of dollars, says CBO (BBC) eppur_se_muova Jul 2012 #12

Let's get this message out to others. lovemydog Jul 2012 #19

I was very depressed at the fact that the M$M didn't even pick up this story. Only the papers. Liberal_Stalwart71 Jul 2012 #21

The OP did not say why the ruling will save money. former9thward Jul 2012 #26