Posted on 02/22/2015 10:25:39 AM PST by Oldpuppymax
Thanks to some careful research by Matt Palumbo who writes for the Foundation for Economic Education, a series of lies and half-truths being promulgated by Obamacare mouth piece Jonathan Gruber have been uncovered.
The first lie cited is the bogus analogy Gruber makes between a mandate forcing Americans to buy Obamacare and one forcing drivers to buy auto insurance. This completely pushes aside the fact that no one is required to drive a car and thus carry auto crash liability insurance. Asserting that the burden to carry Obamacare is no different than the mandate of auto liability insurance is a lie.
Another of Gruber’s false claims focuses on the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA), which mandates hospitals to provide emergency medical treatment for anyone without regard for their ability to pay. He insists that the EMTALA causes an appreciable increase in the cost of medical care for everyone else which is equally bogus. The truth is that emergency room costs for both insured and uninsured Americans represents only about 2% of what is spent on healthcare.
Moreover, no evidence can be found that supports Gruber’s allegation that medical bills are the number one reason for individuals having to file for personal bankruptcy protection. In fact, a Department of Justice study found...
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Gruber told one basic truth....and a host of lies.
We’ve grown numb to government’s lies, distortions, frauds, . . .
Few will defend a criminal government not worth defending.
Ask the fifth century Romans.
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