Today on The Huffington Post, Public Advocate Betsy Gotbaum comments on President Obama's address to Congress and takes aim at critics of reform:
Last night in his address to Congress, President Obama made a clear and convincing case for reforming our broken healthcare system. He laid out a plan that would protect those who have insurance and provide tax credits for those who don’t. And he pledged to cut spending and raise taxes on expensive plans in order to pay for it.
President Obama also addressed the scenes in recent town hall-style forums across the country, where representatives and senators have tried to discuss plans for healthcare reform. Often, these events have turned into shouting matches—a chance for citizens who oppose the President to berate their elected representatives, often invoking the specters of ‘rationing’ and government ‘death panels’ to bolster their case.
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