Today I think health care reform legislation has about a two in three chance of being enacted into law. The legislative dynamic is volatile and my estimate changes at least daily.

For this post let’s assume for a moment that the President is successful, and that he soon signs two health care reform bills into law.

The President has created a Fiscal Responsibility Commission by Executive Order. That Commission is supposed to report its recommendations by December 1, 2010.

Part of that Commission’s Presidential mandate is:

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