The Truth About Mitt Romney's Health Care "Plan"

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I had conversations today with those who refuse to accept the fact that Mitt Romney's health care plan will cause much harm to millions of Americans - yes, most of these conversations were with republicans.  These conversation caused me to take another look at just how toxic the Romney plan would be for so many Americans in order that I could "re-educate" these apparent Fox News viewers.  In this process, perhaps the most effective explanation of the difference between "Obamacare," Romneycare as enacted in Massachusetts id applied nationwide, and Romney's current health care "plan" can be found at Think Progress which includes the chart above.  Take a good look and make sure your non-engaged, Fox News watching friends look at this chart and stop drinking the Romney/Ryan Kool-Aid.  Here are highlights from the Think Progress article:

A new study from Families USA compares both Mitt Romney’s Massachusetts health reform law and proposed health care plans as a presidential candidate with President Obama’s health care reform. The report finds that on both a national and state-by-state level, Romney’s proposed reforms would lead to a substanitally higher uninsurance rate and considerably less financial support for American families trying to access health coverage than Obamacare would. A key element of the study notes that Romney’s plan uses tax deductions (relief on the amount of taxable income workers have to claim) as opposed to Obamacare’s tax credits (an actual reduction in the total taxes workers pay) as its method of premium support, thus reaching fewer Americans and providing them with less subsidies. 

Romney’s proposals would provide working families little more than half the subsidies that Obamacare does, and by 2022 Romney’s plan would lead to a net 50 million more uninsured Americans than Obamacare would.

Don't be afraid to challenge the ignorance of your Romney loving friends.  Whether they like it or not, they need to get their heads out of their asses and stop drinking the GOP/Christianist/Tea Party Kool-Aid.