Tackling The Right-Wing Health Care Spin: The Bill Dwight Show Podcast

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Yesterday on The Bill Dwight Show, airing on WHMP-AM in Western MA I faced off with local GOP operative Isaac Mass about the pending health care. And I was able to put some persistent right-wing myths to rest about "government takeover," the "Cornhusker Kickback" and the supposed "$1 trillion price tag."

If you've been paying attention, you know private insurance will simply be better regulated, not abolished; the latest version of the health care bill strips out the unfair deals for certain states; and the bill will cut the deficit more than $1 trillion, not add to it.

You can listen to the segment below.





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