June 7, 2010
Deficit Effects of Healthcare Bill
Veronique de Rugy
Senior Research Fellow
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To speak with a scholar or learn more on this topic, visit our contact page.The above chart by Mercatus Center senior research fellow, Veronique de Rugy examines the deficit effects of the final healthcare legislation using Congressional Budget Office projections. Even if all spending cuts and tax increases are instituted as legislated, the net deficit reduction over the next 10 years will be less than 1% of this year’s GDP, and less than 4% of this year’s federal spending.
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