Quote Originally Posted by Back View Post
Not according to the Congressional Budget Office which states it should reduce the deficit by $210 billion. In fact they also state that defunding it would increase the deficit.
I'm sure you've read the whole thing explaining why that is... specifically that Medicare outlays wouldn't be reduced by the ACA resulting in less spend in one area, and more in another. I'm sure you realize the CBO says it will increase the deficit if we stop the ACA because about a trillion dollars of revenue, via penalties and taxes upon the American public, wouldn't happen? I'm sure you also realize that the CBO states, in plain English - "The ACA contains a set of provisions designed to expand health insurance coverage, which, on net, are projected to cost the government money" http://www.cbo.gov/publication/43471

If you read their two paragraph disclaimer at the bottom, you'll also see they basically say "and all of this could change because it is so complex and we have no confidence that defunding one thing won't stop the gov from spending it somewhere else"