March 23, 2010
— Ace 18 myths demolished, mostly from a lefty point of view, but many of them simply repudiating Obama's claims.
Here's Obama's idea of "bending the cost curve:"
Myth 11: The bill "bends the cost curve" on health care.Fact: "Bends the cost curve" is a misleading and trivial claim, as the U.S. would still spend far more for care than other advanced countries.
In 2009, health care costs were 17.3% of GDP.
Annual cost of health care in 2019, status quo: $4,670.6 billion (20.8% of GDP)
Annual cost of health care in 2019, Senate bill: $4,693.5 billion (20.9% of GDP)
A tenth of a percent increase over projections of increasing premiums in the status quo.
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Posted by: Piano Hurtling From the 19th Floor (As Seen On TV) at March 23, 2010 11:06 AM (ERJIu)
Posted by: Dianna at March 23, 2010 11:10 AM (qrFCz)
Posted by: Mallamutt at March 23, 2010 03:09 PM (V9SYy)
I find the direct and profane response to be the best. But, I'm a racist teabagger.
Posted by: Sgt. Fury at March 23, 2010 11:11 AM (XpWHj)
What - a year wasted, a full transition to socialism and they don't even have any T-shirts?
You call this a success?
Posted by: Hussein the Plumber at March 23, 2010 11:12 AM (RkRxq)
Best to remember that.
Posted by: grognard at March 23, 2010 11:17 AM (v0kvW)
Horribly wrong, economy-destroying principles, admittedly, but principles nonetheless.
Posted by: bullfrog at March 23, 2010 11:17 AM (g+3Ca)
Hamsher is defending her (as we all see it) crazy principles by attacking what she sees as a total bastardization of them.
Posted by: SoCalCon at March 23, 2010 11:19 AM (lV4Fs)
Obama is the antiChrist.
No he's not. Ace pointed out a while back that Satan wouldn't be such a fuck-up.
Posted by: Joanna at March 23, 2010 11:20 AM (7+WuG)
Yeah. But ultimately I don't care why she did it, it's a beautiful roasting of ObamaCare, and one that carries Moral Authority with progressives.
Posted by: Ian S. at March 23, 2010 11:26 AM (p05LM)
How about lies. Every time one of them opens their mouth they puke out a lie.
Only an idiot would believe anything they say now.
Posted by: Vic at March 23, 2010 11:27 AM (QrA9E)
Posted by: Jungster at March 23, 2010 11:29 AM (MN+T/)
Posted by: robtr at March 23, 2010 11:30 AM (fwSHf)
Apparently she is one of the three leftists with principles left in the wild.
I always knew that she was hot and I would like to have sex with her.
This confirms nothing but I thought it was relevant in a totally non-sequitar sort of way.
Posted by: Entropy at March 23, 2010 11:31 AM (IsLT6)
Posted by: defenduUSA at March 23, 2010 11:31 AM (Kt4Bp)
Posted by: Captain of the Unsinkable Ship Barack Obama at March 23, 2010 11:35 AM (wtCmG)
One of the biggest falsehoods in the whole Obamabortion is that all of a sudden people will be getting all of this wonderful health care they are not getting now.
A close friend of mine is a doctor, she works 60 hour weeks trying to take care of the patients she has and does not take new ones. She says there are no doctors to treat these people and there are only enough in the pipline to replace existing doctors who are getting ready for retirement.
The Democrats have done us one favor though, they have given everyone who can't get a doctors appoitment, who's insurance goes up and whose doctor retires someone to blame.
Democrats.
Posted by: robtr at March 23, 2010 11:36 AM (fwSHf)
Beclowned yourself again, Junklicker. MASS care is not a Single payer mandate. FAIL, so verily FAIL.
The GOP voted no, and the public knows who voted with their wishes. Come November all the hacky retro-justification for socialism won't save you.
Nervous much?
Posted by: Garbonzo the Garrulous at March 23, 2010 11:41 AM (w8ddH)
Dude, she used to be a Hollywood producer. Unprincipled is part of the job description.
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at March 23, 2010 11:42 AM (I/MqP)
Posted by: Purple Avenger at March 23, 2010 11:51 AM (wQK6L)
The smart ones just fled MA.
Posted by: Purple Avenger at March 23, 2010 11:56 AM (wQK6L)
Obama is the antiChrist.
No he's not. Ace pointed out a while back that Satan wouldn't be such a fuck-up.
Also, the Antichrist is supposed to have high approval ratings.
Posted by: The Mega Independent at March 23, 2010 11:58 AM (qijTc)
Posted by: Purple Avenger
Ha!
The only thing you'll be able to agree on is to sing a song about flowers. (That's a Solzhenitsyn reference, just to avoid any ?! moments)
Posted by: Dianna at March 23, 2010 12:00 PM (qrFCz)
I can be very persuasive.
Posted by: Purple Avenger at March 23, 2010 12:07 PM (wQK6L)
Now...you know the world has gone to hell in a ....Jane fucking Hamster?? Too bad her and her ilk don't like the plan cause its not socialistic enough.
Posted by: dananjcon at March 23, 2010 12:14 PM (pr+up)
Posted by: TiredWench at March 23, 2010 12:25 PM (ulSJI)
Fact: This bill is almost identical to the plan written by AHIP, the insurance company trade association, in 2009.
The original Senate Finance Committee bill was authored by a former Wellpoint vice president. Since Congress released the first of its health care bills on October 30, 2009, health care stocks have risen 28.35%.
Of all the offensiveness of last week's drama, what I found truly revolting was the demmunist mantra of "Republicans are against it because they're in the pockets of the Insurance companies!"
And the dummies took the bait. I can not wait to throw this in the face of any demmunist jackass that tries to justify the monstrosity. Guess who wrote the bill, bitches?
Has Chris Matthews heard about this?
Posted by: kallisto at March 23, 2010 01:14 PM (+FkcS)
Posted by: Sam at March 23, 2010 03:56 PM (hvDIX)
Again folks, about the lying thing. When they lie they steal the truth, and clearly try to gain by misinformation. This is plainly fraud, and as citizens we must insist they pay -- immediate loss of position, banned forever. Fair is fair.
By the way, Democrats are hereby known as FISH. No, not because they smell......because they get caught over and over.
Posted by: Your Wise Uncle Rick at March 23, 2010 05:10 PM (CIK9E)
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