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Re: Turn in your co-workers @whitehouse.gov
Care to state what's mis-leading that you disagree with, the opposition has pretty much been spot on from what I see. Give me one specific thing the opposition got wrong and we can discuss it, otherwise this looks like a defensive talking point.
God, where do I start... it's been a hyper-partisan cluster**** of propaganda and misinformation from conservative groups and GOP reps and Senators.
If you have one that has attempted to engage in an honest pro/con debate offering workable modifications within the framework of the plan, I'd love to hear about him/her.
But, okay, here's one for starters:
CPR Administers Bad Facts, Again
The latest ad from the group Conservatives for Patients’ Rights claims that "new rules could hike your health insurance premiums 95 percent." That’s misleading.
The claim in the ad refers to only 5 percent of Americans who have health insurance – those who buy it on their own.
The claim comes from an analysis by a group that advocates for insurance carriers that sell policies in the individual market, among other areas.
That analysis also doesn’t take into consideration several elements of leading congressional legislation that other experts say will keep premium costs down – and in fact, lower premiums for some. Other independent studies show premium costs decreasing on average for Americans that currently have health coverage.
It’s not true that any of the health care overhaul measures that have been approved by committees in Congress would add "a trillion to the federal deficit," as the ad says. The Senate bill would add roughly $597 billion over 10 years, and the House bill that was approved by the Ways and Means Committee in mid-July would add a much smaller $239 billion, according to the Congressional Budget Office.
How about I post others where everyone can see them and discuss?
Fair enough?