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-- "The President and Congress have committed to producing legislation that will be paid for so it won't saddle our children and grandchildren with debt;"
Fact check:
-- growing debt obligations place a lifetime burden on future generations to pay for them; and
-- "If we do nothing to fix health care, families with Medicare or employer-based health coverage will likely see their premiums nearly double in the next seven years;"
Fact check:
-- private insurers are assured unrestricted freedom to raise rates and will take full advantage as they've always done.
Nowhere under "Myths vs. Facts" does AARP suggest the only real reform solution that's off the table and undiscussed by the administration, Congress, the major media, or by organization officials as a fundamental human right - universal single-payer coverage assuring everyone in, nobody out. Instead, Washington, in cahoots with powerful providers and AARP, highjacked the process for greater future profits by charging more, providing less, making a dysfunctional system worse, and cheating growing millions with promises they know are hollow.
It's become traditional at AARP, cashing in at members' expense after advocating to "improve the quality of their lives." Will more dropouts follow over concerns about its betrayal? Very likely as Washington steamrolls toward an end of year resolution that will erode health care coverage for most Americans and deny it entirely to millions under the mantle of reform and AARP's endorsement. It's tradition continues.
Stephen Lendman is a Research Associate of the Centre for Research on Globalization. He lives in Chicago and can be reached at lendmanstephen@sbcglobal.net.
Also visit his blog site at sjlendman.blogspot.com and listen to The Global Research News Hour on RepublicBroadcasting.org Monday - Friday at 10AM US Central time for cutting-edge discussions with distinguished guests on world and national issues. All programs are archived for easy listening.
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