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Brief Note on Charles Blahous’s Latest

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In the unlikely event you’re wondering why I haven’t written about Charles Blahous’s report on “The Fiscal Consequences of the Affordable Care Act,” it is because my Friday column will (hopefully) address the report and the broader issue of intergovernmental debt.

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For now, I recommend the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget’s discussion, though I take a somewhat different view of the underlying issues at stake. 

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Reihan Salam is executive editor of National Review and a National Review Institute policy fellow.

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