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So, there are some who are confused about whether PolitFact is biased against Mitt Romney or not... Let this PolitFact article put that to rest...
PolitiFact Florida | Romney says debt plus unfunded liabilities equals $520,000 per household
This brings up a Romney claim that the debt and the unfunded liabilities add up to $520,000 per household.
They asked the Romney campaign about it, and they cited an article in the USA Today in 2011 that said that exact thing.
They then went around trying to debunk the article... but at best they found is economists who said it's unfair to use unfunded liabilities as a measure against current households... But the facts are still true... and the point is still true that if we do not revise the entitlement programs that we are going to owe that amount...
They even agreed with Romney... but rate his statement as "Half True"
"Our ruling
Romney said that the debt and unfunded liabilities of the federal government adds up to $520,000 per household. Romney relied on a 2011 article in USA Today that added up the debt at that time and the amount owed for entitlements -- the largest one was the amount owed for Medicare.
Most economists we spoke with disagree with calling the amount we will owe in the future for entitlements "unfunded liabilities," because the government has the power to change the programs, either by reducing spending or increasing taxes. Those obligations are different than our current debt.
But Romney’s underlying point is true: Without significant changes, we are on track to owe a mind-boggling sum if we spend large sums without sufficient revenues. We rate this claim Half True"
How is an accurate statement, backed by an independently produced article, that accurately reflects the numbers only Half True?
This is the lens Romney is being viewed through by the media... even when he tells the truth they still arent satisfied and call it "Half True"...
Romney is running on the fact that we need to change and revise the entitlement programs or we will be bankrupting ourselves and leaving our grandchildren with an unpayable debt... He cited an article which shows just that... yet PolitFact says it's Half True... how can you consider them a reliable fact check site after that? If the fact check sites are biased and inaccurate, what reliable source of the media can be relied upon?
This does not bode well for an accurate election...
PolitiFact Florida | Romney says debt plus unfunded liabilities equals $520,000 per household
This brings up a Romney claim that the debt and the unfunded liabilities add up to $520,000 per household.
They asked the Romney campaign about it, and they cited an article in the USA Today in 2011 that said that exact thing.
They then went around trying to debunk the article... but at best they found is economists who said it's unfair to use unfunded liabilities as a measure against current households... But the facts are still true... and the point is still true that if we do not revise the entitlement programs that we are going to owe that amount...
They even agreed with Romney... but rate his statement as "Half True"
"Our ruling
Romney said that the debt and unfunded liabilities of the federal government adds up to $520,000 per household. Romney relied on a 2011 article in USA Today that added up the debt at that time and the amount owed for entitlements -- the largest one was the amount owed for Medicare.
Most economists we spoke with disagree with calling the amount we will owe in the future for entitlements "unfunded liabilities," because the government has the power to change the programs, either by reducing spending or increasing taxes. Those obligations are different than our current debt.
But Romney’s underlying point is true: Without significant changes, we are on track to owe a mind-boggling sum if we spend large sums without sufficient revenues. We rate this claim Half True"
How is an accurate statement, backed by an independently produced article, that accurately reflects the numbers only Half True?
This is the lens Romney is being viewed through by the media... even when he tells the truth they still arent satisfied and call it "Half True"...
Romney is running on the fact that we need to change and revise the entitlement programs or we will be bankrupting ourselves and leaving our grandchildren with an unpayable debt... He cited an article which shows just that... yet PolitFact says it's Half True... how can you consider them a reliable fact check site after that? If the fact check sites are biased and inaccurate, what reliable source of the media can be relied upon?
This does not bode well for an accurate election...