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Jul. 22nd, 2009 08:00 pmSo the latest attempt to undermine Obama's plan to reform health care is yet another "Oooh, scary socialist health care!" ooga-booga commercial that's already been debunked as the new wingnut spokes model seems to have told a tiny fib about the nature of her actual illness. Turns out she didn't actually have cancer, rather a pituitary cyst. Despite her claim that she'd "be dead" without having come to America to get treatment that those Commie Canadian bastards would've made her wait weeks to get, the cyst wasn't actually fatal.
Anyone surprised by any of this please raise your hand. I just hope this self-loathing Canadian wingnutette was well compensated for her outright lies. Perhaps she could join Joe the Not-Plumber on the talk show circuit. There'd be a certain symmetry to that.
The Tragically Flip at Sadly, No! has a great comment on the use of the Canadian health care system in this debate:
It amazes me that people implicitly accept the absurd premise of doing an apples to apples comparison between Canada and the US on health care. Canada has a per capita GDP that is thousands of dollars less than the US, and moreover the US pays about 1.5 times the rate of GDP towards health care. So America is both wealthier and devotes a larger share of income to health care.
So the fact that Canada’s system is even at parity (never mind superior) to US health care when we’re a poorer nation and we pay less for this system is a testament to how fucked up US health care is. You’re paying Ferrari prices for Chevrolet performance and right wingers are proud that sometimes this $300,000 chevy can beat Canada’s little electric car.
Interestingly, I got to hear Obama's press conference on the drive home today and aside from being eloquent, thoughtful and delightfully mature, he beautifully undermined his opponents. The beautiful way he reiterated time and time again that while his opponents were simply interested in attacking him, he was, you know, an adult and actually wanted to get shit done. Imagine that.
Anyone surprised by any of this please raise your hand. I just hope this self-loathing Canadian wingnutette was well compensated for her outright lies. Perhaps she could join Joe the Not-Plumber on the talk show circuit. There'd be a certain symmetry to that.
The Tragically Flip at Sadly, No! has a great comment on the use of the Canadian health care system in this debate:
It amazes me that people implicitly accept the absurd premise of doing an apples to apples comparison between Canada and the US on health care. Canada has a per capita GDP that is thousands of dollars less than the US, and moreover the US pays about 1.5 times the rate of GDP towards health care. So America is both wealthier and devotes a larger share of income to health care.
So the fact that Canada’s system is even at parity (never mind superior) to US health care when we’re a poorer nation and we pay less for this system is a testament to how fucked up US health care is. You’re paying Ferrari prices for Chevrolet performance and right wingers are proud that sometimes this $300,000 chevy can beat Canada’s little electric car.
Interestingly, I got to hear Obama's press conference on the drive home today and aside from being eloquent, thoughtful and delightfully mature, he beautifully undermined his opponents. The beautiful way he reiterated time and time again that while his opponents were simply interested in attacking him, he was, you know, an adult and actually wanted to get shit done. Imagine that.
