Myths and falsehoods about health care reform

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Myths and falsehoods about health care reform | Media Matters for America

Media Matters for America identifies and debunks 14 myths and falsehoods surrounding the health care reform debate.

I like how they call out those spreading the Myths.

[Garnet]

I am going to post this on every stinking board I belong to.

[LadyShea]

I had read the general ones, like at AARP, but this one quotes those who are spreading the misinformation...nice touch

ETA: one of the commentators was bitching about how a lot of the other commentators were slaves to the DNC party line or something, then produced this treasure of a sentence

They have know commoncence and think only of themselves

For a second I was trying to figure out the context for the misspelled word commencement.

[Smilin]

MYTH 1: There is no health care crisis
CLAIM: The health care system currently works fine, and only a purportedly small number of uninsured people would benefit from reform.

RUSH LIMBAUGH: "There really isn't a crisis in health care in this country. The crisis in health care that -- if you wanna say, that does exist -- is the fear that a major illness or catastrophe could wipe you out, which isn't gonna change. In fact, the odds of you being wiped out by a catastrophe or accident once the government gets started running this stuff is greater than if the private sector -- but day-to-day, there's no health care crisis in this country. You can get it. So, it isn't about health care, per se. This is just about gaining control, taking money, and controlling people's lives, and wiping out Republicans -- a nice cherry on top." [Premiere Radio Networks' The Rush Limbaugh Show, 6/18/09]




He should go back to popping pain killers.....

[Anastasia Beaverhausen]

[Qingdai]

Interestingly enough, according to Max Bluementhol (A 'Shattered' Republican Party? : NPR)
some of the current republican tactics are straight from Lyndon LaRouche.
Specifically Hitler references.
That explains the whole faschism/socialism confusion.
It was an interesting radio piece (link to it on the site I quoted).

As someone who deals with insurance all the time, I could tell you there is definitely health care rationing now.