With all the stuff being flung around by each side in the healthcare debate (which isn’t really a debate, but a shouting match), it’s nice to have somebody checking the facts. That’s what Politifact.com does. They do for politics what Snopes does for urban legends. I turn to Politifact frequently to get the true scoop.
I like it so much, I put their feed on this blog. Look over on the right to see the latest statements they check out.
We’ve heard President Obama and others say that 46 million Americans are uninsured. That’s from 2007 Census Bureau stats. According to Politifact, it’s closer to 36 million, since about ten million of those persons aren’t Americans. They delve deeper into the difficulties of setting a number like that, and the fact that the economy was in much better shape in 2007.
