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Debunking the Myths about Myths

President Obama and his henchpeople continue to flood the airwaves about “phony” claims being made about the proposed healthcare bills that so many Americans oppose.  Well, let’s look at some of these claims and why people fear that they are not “phony”.

1) The bill would create a government-run healthcare system.
The independent Lewin Group published a report (see pg. 18) estimating that 56% (88.1 million) of individuals covered by private insurance would be transitioned to the public plan by 2011 as employers opt to dump their provided coverage.  Why?  Because it will be financially better for them to simply pay the additional payroll tax of 2-8% in lieu of paying for a huge majority (over 70%) of their employee’s government-mandated coverage levels.  I would say that Americans are indeed smart to be worried that a program that shifts so many individuals from private coverage to public coverage is on the road to full government-run healthcare.  Oh, and let’s not forget that Obama, Barney Frank and several others on the Left are on record as saying they favor a single-payer system and that this is the best way to begin to transition us to it. Socialized healthcare?  Check!

2) Government funds will be used to fund abortions.
This one is easy.  Heard of the saying “actions speak louder than words”?  In every version of the healthcare bill, amendments were offered that would ensure that no federal funds would be used to pay for abortions.  The result?  Not a single one of them passed. But wait! The House Energy and Commerce Committee passed an amendment by Rep. Lois Capps (D-CA) that requires at least one insurance plan to cover abortion in every geographical region and requires the newly-created public plan to cover all abortion services.  Hmmm, and why should we believe that this is a phony claim?  Oh, maybe it is because Obama himself promised Planned Parenthood that his plan would cover “reproductive services”.  Actually, that DOES support that federal funds would pay for abortions.  Whether you support abortion or not, you shouldn’t expect taxpayers to fund it.

3) ObamaCare provides healthcare for illegal immigrants.
This one is another easy one under the heading of “actions speak louder than words”.  Rep. Dean Heller (R-NV) introduced an amendment that would use two citizenship status verification systems, the Income and Eligibility Verification System (IEVS) and Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) programs, to establish an individual’s eligibility to obtain the bill’s proposed affordability credits or enroll in the public insurance option. Both programs are currently used to determine citizenship status and eligibility for other public assistance programs.  The amendment failed on a straight-party vote.  If the Dems want us to believe that illegal immigrants are not going to get healthcare coverage, why not pass an amendment that ensures it?

4) ObamaCare will ration healthcare.
Guess what?  Another easy one.  Both the House and Senate bills call for an increased role for Comparative Effectiveness Research (CER) to determine which medical procedures are most effective at treating specific ailments.  Three Senators offered amendments that would have prohibited the use of CER to mandate coverage, deny care, or ration.  Three guesses as to what happened to those amendments?  All three shot down on straight-party votes.

Does the adminstration and the leadership in Congress truly think the American people are nothing but a bunch of dimwits??!!!  The arrogance and lies of this bunch is incredible.

If you happen to get a chance to speak to your congressperson and they start the “phony” claim mantra, simply ask them about the amendments that they voted against that would have put all of these concerns to rest.  Me thinks they will likely accuse you of being an angry mobster and call for security to escort you out.