President Obama has taken to the airwaves to claim that his legislation has produced extensive benefits for the American people. An analysis of his claims produced this lead statement from the author of the AP article, Calvin Woodward:
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‘Another Year, Another Round of Exaggeration from President Barack Obama…’
Again, that is a quote from the Associated Press article, not us
In his speech defending his health care law Thursday, Obama said rebates averaging $100 are coming from insurance companies to 8.5 million Americans. In fact, most of the money is going straight to employers who provide health insurance, not to their workers, who benefit indirectly.
Obama danced around that reality in remarks that also blamed problems in establishing affordable insurance markets on political opponents, glossing over complex obstacles also faced in states that support the law.
Woodward examined several primary claims made by Obama in his speech and found little merit. The point by point analysis is highly recommended for immunizing yourself from the continued spin we will hear from Obama. Thanks to the Blaze for the initial heads-up regarding the AP story. Somehow we do not expect to see it in the QC Times. But we could be surprised. R Mall
