The Affordable Care Act, a.k.a. ObamaCare, became law almost four years ago. It became operational last Oct. 1. Yesterday the ACA may well have been dealt its death blow, writes John Podhoretz. The Congressional Budget Office released a major study of the government’s budget and its effect on the overall economy over the next 10 years. In dull bureaucratic language, it delivers a devastating analysis of the inefficiencies, ineffectualities and problematic social costs of ObamaCare. The one-two punch: Virtually as many Americans will lack health coverage in 10 years as before the law was passed — but 2 million fewer will be working than if the law hadn’t passed. [More]
