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NOT TOO DUMB

Here is a Bloomberg poll on people's reaction to the scare tactics of August.

* Sixty-three percent said the claim that "death panels of government officials would decide how much medical care ailing individuals will receive" is a scare tactic, versus 30% who said it’s legit.

* Fifty-nine percent said the claim that "health care would be rationed" is a scare tactic, versus 35% who said it’s legit.

* Fifty-two percent said the claim that "health care would become socialized medicine" is a scare tactic, versus 43% who said it’s legit.

* Sixty-one percent said the claim that "government money would be used to pay for abortions" is a scare tactic, versus 33% who said it’s legit.

* Fifty-eight percent said the claim that "government money would pay for health care for illegal immigrants" is a scare tactic, versus 37% who said it’s legit.

These are about the same percentages that supported bush and every other right wing cause. They are solid. The rest of us are not fools. Even the 43% who worry about rationing could be cut if they were clearly shown how they are already rationed. Not by government but by private companies.

AND there will be rationing. There should be.

Someone has to tell the old geezers that I see swamping Doc's offices that there is a limit. It has gotten so bad that some docs will now not take Medicare patients. Some. So it is a problem. People will try to milk it.

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