Koch Report Backfires

[GMDino]

(07-31-2018, 12:30 PM)Belsnickel Wrote: So, there was a report put out by GMU's Mercatus Center recently estimating the cost of single-payer healthcare to be about $32.6 trillion over ten years. The think tank is libertarian leaning and heavily funded by the Koch's. Conservative media is touting this price tag and focusing on those findings, which mirror an analysis by the Urban Institute.

What conservative, and even most mainstream, media is not reporting on is that the report points out that the plan would insure 30 million more people and save our country $2 trillion over those ten years in healthcare costs.

Of course, seeing this requires either reading the entire report or seeking out multiple sources when reading about it to get a full picture, so I'm sure this will be ignored by many. I just found it a fun little thing to bring up. Especially singe single-payer healthcare is one of the most popular policies polling right now. Not quite as popular as a woman's right to choose, but it's up there.

Matt, there is nothing we can do.

The voters read a headline...and usually only a headline from a site that already agrees with their view.

All the facts and reports in the world aren't changing opinions.