[semimojo]

CBO scored ObamaCare as a net plus, i.e., would reduce the federal budget in the long run.

No, they scored it as reducing the deficit in the long term, not the budget.

The ACA was supposed to raise taxes by a little more than the program cost, thus reducing the deficit.

[kevao]

Yes, I misspoke. Deficit, not budget.

Here’s a question, since you’re so quick, and I don’t remember: Was the deficit forecast to decline due to reduced outlays or increased funding?

[kevao]

No, they scored it as reducing the deficit in the long term, not the budget

And to be really anal, it's not the deficit either. It's the "budget deficit," or even more precisely, the "federal budget deficit." :)