They Wanna Scare You!

[HerbieHeadley]

Robert Reich speaks directly on what the 'public option' is and why it is so important to health care reform.

YouTube - Robert Reich Public Option Video

Former vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin got pilloried for suggesting that the government-run health care system set up under the bills in Congress would lead to "death panels"

Robert Reich: What An Honest President Would Say About Health Reform

YouTube - Robert Reich: What An Honest President Would Say About Health Reform#

“You young healthy people, you’re gonna have to pay more.” APPLAUSE
“If you’re very old…Were gonna let you die.” APPLAUSE
“But that means less innovation, and that means less new products, and less new drugs on the market. Which means you are probably not gonna live much longer than your parents.” APPLAUSE

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[Chazemataz]

A right-winger accusing other people of using fear tactics is like a fat person accusing other people of eating too much cake.

 

[Sketcher]

A right-winger accusing other people of using fear tactics is like a fat person accusing other people of eating too much cake.

Doesn't mean the other person isn't eating too much cake, or that the other person isn't fatter to begin with.

 

[nvxplorer]

I'll trust those debating the legislation rather that something pulled from a 2007 Reich lecture at Berkeley. As much as you wish this audio clip to be some smoking gun, it's not.

The entire lecture can be downloaded from here: UC Berkeley Webcasts | Video and Podcasts: PolySci 179