Bill Keller, New York Times
ON the subject of the Affordable Care Act "” Obamacare, to reclaim the name critics have made into a slur "” a number of fallacies seem to be congealing into accepted wisdom. Much of this is the result of unrelenting Republican propaganda and right-wing punditry, but it has gone largely unchallenged by gun-shy Democrats. The result is that voters are confronted with slogans and side issues "” "It's a tax!" "No, it's a penalty!" "” rather than a reality-based discussion....
ON the subject of the Affordable Care Act "” Obamacare, to reclaim the name critics have made into a slur "” a number of fallacies seem to be congealing into accepted wisdom. Much of this is the result of unrelenting Republican propaganda and right-wing punditry, but it has gone largely unchallenged by gun-shy Democrats. The result is that voters are confronted with slogans and side issues "” "It's a tax!" "No, it's a penalty!" "” rather than a reality-based discussion....
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