Debunking emailed Health Care Myths

There are quite a few viral emails floating around, making outlandish claims about health insurance reform and pretending to be careful analyses of the bills moving through Congress. Drafted to appear as if they are written by concerned citizens, more often the information comes from organizations with a strident agenda to protect the status quo. White House Health Reform Director Nancy-Ann DeParle takes on one of the most prevalent emails directly.

Politifact debunks each claim in the email here:
http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/article/2009/jul/30/e-mail-analysis-h...

Video from the White House

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[samdu]

So... she never actually addressed the "real time access to bank accounts." All she said was that "you" will still be "in charge" of your bank account. Which is SO not the same thing.

[mogul1265]

Ahaha i wonder of those pictures behind her came with the frames....what a fucking joke this is.

[SurvivalWithBushcraf]

Wasn't she Reverend Sun Myung Moons death see'er. Daminin. She is a moonie.

[ClownsAndBalloons]

Very evasive, very scary.

[Hofffs]

A video to debunk the myths. Well a 2 year old could do the same thing. All that she did was say, "Nope not true" well how about adressing the issues with actual explinations. The myths may be true if there is no explination to disprove them. But hey at least the will LET us remail in control of our accounts.

[mogul1265]

Sickening, im rooting for the terrorist at this point...

[pathfinderdaddy]

Does anyone know about the US forcing Switzerland to violate their own laws about bank information privacy? They made a deal to get the records of over 52,000 Americans accounts turned over.This shows how the administration views the rule of law. Just because a law provides protection doesn't mean the law will be respected.The health plan is another example of the administration following in Hitler's footsteps.Compare the Nazis T-4 national health,free speech,and gun control policies to Obama's.

[chewbaca1989]

I protest to experimenting with my rights, as is my duty as an American.

My Retort:

1. Direct real time access,why not indirect limited access?

2. Bill Reads: (4) AUTOENROLLMENT OF EMPLOYEES.—The employer provides for autoenrollment of the em- 16

ployee in accordance with subsection (c).17

3. The care will be rationed, so cuts will be made to old , it's only logical. They don't pay taxes. E. Emanuel says so.

4. to "pay" cuts will have to be made, physicians know this.

ALL DEMAGOGUERY.

[chewbaca1989]

1st thing to be done is to see if the Bill is Constitutional.

And no matter what you think should happen that is paramount in importance.

If not you will see more "sociopaths, and morons, protesting against experimentation with their rights.

This is actually encouraged by the founders.

[mmcintee]

It' not so much trying to convince the folks who are against everything Obama says... it's those who are on the fence who sort of are paying attention. These are the folks who can be reasoned with... or can be scared. Let's hope they go for reason over fear.