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2009-09-14 Home Front: Politix

You Lie! - Fact-Checking the President on Health Insurance

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Posted by GolfBravoUSMC 2009-09-14 10:54|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top

#1 The major distortion Obama has put into the national discourse is his utter failure to point out the defects in the governmentally-administered portion of health care that have existed for years, and/or will be getting worse in the near future. Indian Health Service, constantly underfunded. Medicare, facing a demographic tidal wave in the near future, for which nothing is being done. The VA. The End Stage Renal Disease program, for virtually all Americans with Stage 5 disease. It pays for kidney transplants but only the first 3 years of anti-rejection drugs. After that the transplant patient has to pay for the absolutely necessary drugs on their own. When they stop taking the drugs, their implanted kidneys fail & they go right back on dialysis at about $100,000 a year. This has been a problem since 1972! I'm sure a more complete list would be much, much longer. All of these problems are already the responsibility of the Congress & the President. Fix them, no, let's go for something entirely new!

Posted by Anguper Hupomosing9418 2009-09-14 18:30|| 2009-09-14 18:30|| Front Page Top

#2 The other distortion Obama maintains is not saying a word about tort reform as a way to cut medical costs. He doesn't want to jeopardize the support the trial lawyers give to the Democratic party.

Posted by Anguper Hupomosing9418 2009-09-14 18:31|| 2009-09-14 18:31|| Front Page Top

#3 Seen a whole lot of coverage about Joe Wilson and his outburst and fallout from it. A lot less about Obama's lie. Obama was claiming that illegal immigrants won't be covered by ObamaCare. Which is a lie. The house bill contains no restriction on coverage based on citizenship. Neither the house nor the senate bill has any provision requiring proof of citizenship to obtain coverage. So yeah, Wilson was rude. But he was also correct, Barack Obama lied to the American people. But then again he's been getting a lot of practice doing that lately.

Posted by DMFD 2009-09-14 19:16|| 2009-09-14 19:16|| Front Page Top

#4 Illegal ALIENS (not immigrants!) have coverage now.

I recently filled out a Social Services form for someone who has Autism.

There was a requirement for proof of residency but neither question nor requirement for proof of citizenship.

Posted by CrazyFool 2009-09-14 19:32|| 2009-09-14 19:32|| Front Page Top

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