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Saturday, August 8, 2009

Is There a Debate on Health Care Reform Anymore?

Recent reports of town hall meetings organized by US Congressman and Senators have witnessed unruly crowds shouting against the reform bill that is being discussed in the US Congress. The crowds have been so boisterous and unruly that the room for debate has been pretty much shut out.

Well some people may have legitimate concerns about the health care bill, a lot of people are just showing up with misinformation or no information at all that can add value to the debate at hand. The best example of the misinformation or no information out there was a man who recently showed up at Rep. Robert Inglis (R-S.C.) town hall meeting and told him:
“keep your government hands off my Medicare.”
Charles Blow in his most recent column for the NY Times puts it best:"Belligerence is the currency of the intellectually bankrupt."

So is there some sort of debate left in the health care reform anymore, or has it been hijacked by fear mongers, the misinformed, and the ideologues?

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