David Brooks Has Not Heard About the Affordable Care Act

That's what readers of his column complaining about President Obama's speech on the budget must conclude. He is upset that Obama:

"whispered about seriously reforming Medicare but then opted for changes that are worthy but small."

If Brooks has heard about the Affordable Care Act (ACA), he would know that it actually provides for large cost controls in Medicare. According to the Mediciare trustees report, these cost controls would eliminate almost 80 percent of the long-run deficit projected ...