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Obamacare fact check: Slippery claims on health care law costs, coverage, budget
The Associated Press ^ | 9/29/2013 | The Associated Press

Posted on 10/02/2013 3:01:04 PM PDT by JediJones

The president is being a bit slippery on the costs of coverage...

On these points, caveat emptor:

...Those who choose bronze will have to pay 40 percent of their medical bills out of pocket through deductibles and copayments. A family's share of medical costs could go as high as $12,700 a year, or $6,350 for individuals, on top of...premiums.

...Obama is referring to an administration analysis that finds premiums are coming in 16 percent lower than had been estimated by experts at the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office... But it's a stretch to suggest that numbers crunched by CBO's experts would reflect the expectations of regular consumers.

...McCarthy is correct, Obama said exactly that. It was an empty promise, made repeatedly. Sebelius picks her words more carefully but still offers misleading assurances.

...Nothing in the health care law guarantees that people can keep the health insurance they already have.

...But "nothing changes" for those with good insurance? Not so. The landscape is already shifting.

...[U.S. debt] stood at $10.6 trillion the day Obama took office. It's now $16.7 trillion, according to the Treasury Department's Bureau of the Public Debt.

...Thus, the national debt has increased by $6.1 trillion under Obama — the largest increase to date under any president...

...Despite shrinking deficits, the debt is still rising because the U.S. government still must borrow 19 cents of every dollar it spends.

...Raising the debt ceiling is not the same as a consumer merely making monthly payments on existing debt. It's very much like a consumer getting approved for a higher cap on a credit card. It doesn't mean the consumer will necessarily spend more, but it makes higher spending possible.

...involuntary part-time work is up a whopping 75.6 percent since August 2007... businesses...are cutting hours...to keep them below the 30-hour threshold...

(Excerpt) Read more at pennlive.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: healthcare; lies; obama; obamacare
The AP savages Obama!?
1 posted on 10/02/2013 3:01:04 PM PDT by JediJones
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To: JediJones
somewhere, pigs are flying...
2 posted on 10/02/2013 3:03:31 PM PDT by Chode (Stand UP and Be Counted, or line up and be numbered - *DTOM* -vvv- NO Pity for the LAZY)
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3 posted on 10/02/2013 3:06:17 PM PDT by SoFloFreeper
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To: Chode

4 posted on 10/02/2013 3:07:15 PM PDT by SoFloFreeper
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To: JediJones

5 posted on 10/02/2013 3:07:51 PM PDT by SoFloFreeper
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To: JediJones
If a Republican President had done this, the word wouldn't be "slippery." The word would be "flat-out lied to the American People on a controversial subject of national importance."

Well, actually that's more than one word, but you know what I mean.

6 posted on 10/02/2013 3:09:12 PM PDT by Steely Tom (If the Constitution can be a living document, I guess a corporation can be a person.)
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To: Chode

7 posted on 10/02/2013 3:09:29 PM PDT by SoFloFreeper
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To: JediJones

Does not appear to be an actual AP article.


8 posted on 10/02/2013 3:10:54 PM PDT by brothers4thID (Death had to take him sleeping, else he would have put up a fight.)
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To: JediJones
I'm at a point of surrender. I don't give a shi!. I'll be OK, don't give a damn about the rest of America. I've had it with the communists Democratic Party, their supporters, and throw in the incompetent Republicans. All hail your King, King Obama the dictator.
9 posted on 10/02/2013 3:12:29 PM PDT by Logical me
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To: JediJones
TRP 2013.09.27
10 posted on 10/02/2013 3:13:43 PM PDT by Berlin_Freeper
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To: brothers4thID

How so?


11 posted on 10/02/2013 3:14:36 PM PDT by kabar
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To: SoFloFreeper

No kidding, he chit all over ours. We now have less for more.


12 posted on 10/02/2013 3:18:41 PM PDT by Irenic (The pencil sharpener and Elmer's glue is put away-- we've lost the red wheel barrow)
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To: brothers4thID

Just google the below title, the same article is also on HuffPo, Yahoo, ABC, etc. credited to AP. Each place changes the headline slightly.

Slippery claims on health


13 posted on 10/02/2013 3:20:47 PM PDT by JediJones (The #1 Must-see Filibuster of the Year: TEXAS TED AND THE CONSERVATIVE CRUZ-ADE)
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To: SoFloFreeper
100%!!!
14 posted on 10/02/2013 3:21:18 PM PDT by Chode (Stand UP and Be Counted, or line up and be numbered - *DTOM* -vvv- NO Pity for the LAZY)
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To: SoFloFreeper


15 posted on 10/02/2013 3:22:43 PM PDT by Chode (Stand UP and Be Counted, or line up and be numbered - *DTOM* -vvv- NO Pity for the LAZY)
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To: brothers4thID

It’s written by Calvin Woodward of the AP. The link I used didn’t mention the author’s name.


16 posted on 10/02/2013 3:23:24 PM PDT by JediJones (The #1 Must-see Filibuster of the Year: TEXAS TED AND THE CONSERVATIVE CRUZ-ADE)
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To: Chode

One of my favorite books. Should be required reading.


17 posted on 10/02/2013 3:23:46 PM PDT by SoFloFreeper
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To: JediJones

Looks like the worm has turned for the AP staffers as they’ve found out they’ve been royally screwed by Obamacare just like the rest of us peasants. Must be hell for the formerly privileged to find out that they’re really just peasants like everyone else.


18 posted on 10/02/2013 3:40:54 PM PDT by catnipman (Cat Nipman: Vote Republican in 2012 and only be called racist one more time!)
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To: SoFloFreeper
yup, unfortunately the RATS read it as a how to manual...
19 posted on 10/02/2013 3:55:58 PM PDT by Chode (Stand UP and Be Counted, or line up and be numbered - *DTOM* -vvv- NO Pity for the LAZY)
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To: JediJones

My apologies, then. I tried clicking on the links at the site to see if it was re-posted anywhere with the AP tagline but the links weren’t working.

Thank you for correcting my error.


20 posted on 10/02/2013 4:17:37 PM PDT by brothers4thID (Death had to take him sleeping, else he would have put up a fight.)
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