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Friday, March 19, 2010

The Tea Party and Public Opinion on the Health Care Bill

What appears to be a self-proclaimed journalism student attended a tea party protest, and interviewed several protesters. Not surprisingly, their opposition to the bill seems centered misinformation being spread by people like Sean Hannity, Glenn Beck, and other right wing media sources. The infamous 'death pill' misconception whereby aging citizens are euthanized in order to ration health care costs finds its way in here. Others have an exaggerated idea of how effective tort reform will be at reducing costs (here is what the CBO says about tort reform). Republicans often cite large public opposition to the bill. I'd be curious to know how much of it stems from such basic misunderstanding of the plan itself.



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