Healthcare Reform Fact Check...

President Obama, in his joint address to congress, made the following statements, concraditing his own previous statements about Healthcare Reform (or is that Healthcare Insurance Reform):


9/9/09 "We are the only democracy -- the only advanced democracy on Earth -- the only wealthy nation -- that allows such hardship for millions of its people.  There are now more than 30 million American citizens who cannot get coverage."


8/15/09 "You are absolutely right. I can't cover another 47 million people for free. I can't do that. We're going to have to find money from somewhere."


In a span of three weeks, the President lost nearly 15 million uninsured people, what happened to them?


9/9/09 "The only thing this plan would eliminate is the hundreds of billions of dollars in waste and fraud, as well as unwarranted subsidies in Medicare that go to insurance companies — subsidies that do everything to pad their profits and nothing to improve your care. … So don't pay attention to those scary stories about how your benefits will be cut… That will never happen on my watch. I will protect Medicare."


9/23/09 WASHINGTON – Congress' chief budget officer on Tuesday contradicted President Barack Obama's oft-stated claim that seniors wouldn't see their Medicare benefits cut under a health care overhaul.
 
The head of the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office, Douglas Elmendorf, told senators that seniors in Medicare's managed care plans could see reduced benefits under a bill in the Finance Committee.


9/9/09 "First, I will not sign a plan that adds one dime to our deficits -- either now or in the future.  (Applause.)  I will not sign it if it adds one dime to the deficit, now or in the future, period.  And to prove that I'm serious, there will be a provision in this plan that requires us to come forward with more spending cuts if the savings we promised don't materialize."


7/19/09 CBO chief testimony to congress on Healthcare Reform costs, "Although the House plan to cover the uninsured, for example, would add more than $1 trillion to federal health spending over the next decade, according to the CBO, it would trim about $500 billion from existing programs -- increasing federal health spending overall. " 


Latest Rasmussen polls show 43% of americans favor the reform legislation in Congress now, 59% oppose it. Theses numbers have remained constant since July despite all the speeches and appearances by the President to get his points across. The fact is MOST Americans do nto trust the President or Congressional leaders on Healthcare reform!