Comments for AP's "Fact Check" Distorts the Fundamentals of a Republican Plan to Reshape Medicare at http://www.cepr.net , comment 1 to 7 out of 7 comments http://www.cepr.net Fri, 24 May 2013 23:27:53 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.3 http://www.cepr.net/index.php/blogs/beat-the-press/aps-qfact-checkq-distorts-the-fundamentals-of-a-republican-plan-to-reshape-medicare#comment-9326 AP - has had less credibiliity than Geithner, Simpson-Bowles & Larry Summers for quite a while. They should just change their name to Apopleptic Public Relations. Their "news reporting" is too rare these days is laughable. It's too bad that we don't have a consortium of J schools that can at least "de-certify" news outlets as a warning to their graduates & the public that an outlet spends too much time with the White Rabbit. - bg Sat, 04 Jun 2011 02:28:28 +0100 http://www.cepr.net/index.php/blogs/beat-the-press/aps-qfact-checkq-distorts-the-fundamentals-of-a-republican-plan-to-reshape-medicare#comment-9314 ...then what shape is the Earth? One side claims it is flat, the other side claims it is a globe. Halfway between those two is, um... [i]"Major news outlets"[/i] might have trouble writing that story. - Bill H Fri, 03 Jun 2011 04:39:06 +0100 http://www.cepr.net/index.php/blogs/beat-the-press/aps-qfact-checkq-distorts-the-fundamentals-of-a-republican-plan-to-reshape-medicare#comment-9309 The only thing Ryan's proposal for Medicare has in common with the current program is the name. The fact that Ryan's proposal appropriates the name of the current program is enough to brand his proposal dishonest. Just because a pig is dressed up like a prom queen doesn't mean it's anything other than a pig and won't fool anyone but those who insist on being foolish. - S.D. Jeffries Thu, 02 Jun 2011 12:22:18 +0100 http://www.cepr.net/index.php/blogs/beat-the-press/aps-qfact-checkq-distorts-the-fundamentals-of-a-republican-plan-to-reshape-medicare#comment-9304 The AP has another strange article today on the shrinking labour force--and the fact that (mostly unnamed) economists are puzzled by the decline in the face of apparent economic recovery. Thought you'd be interested, Dean. Here's the link: http://is.gd/lS0wsl -Anthony - Anthony Thu, 02 Jun 2011 06:47:23 +0100 http://www.cepr.net/index.php/blogs/beat-the-press/aps-qfact-checkq-distorts-the-fundamentals-of-a-republican-plan-to-reshape-medicare#comment-9301 "Ryan plan explicitly forbids insurance companies from denying coverage to anyone who qualifies for Medicare" That's a ridiculous claim. If the senior can not afford the premium, then the senior is denied coverage. The Ryan plan reduces govt spending because the subsidy is inadequate. They peg the subsidy to the CPI so that medicare is slowly drowned in the bath tub as Grover Norquist requested. - joe Thu, 02 Jun 2011 06:15:01 +0100 http://www.cepr.net/index.php/blogs/beat-the-press/aps-qfact-checkq-distorts-the-fundamentals-of-a-republican-plan-to-reshape-medicare#comment-9299 how these traditional media guys approach these left/right disputes is that during the 1840s, there were three positions on slavery. There was the conservative point of view that said "Leave our 'peculiar institution' alone." There was the middle-of-the-road position "Slaveowners should be nicer to their slaves than the owners in Uncle Tom's Cabin were"(Government regulation of slavery wouldn't have been advocated until the Muckraker Era). Far-left radicals said "Slavery is morally wrong. It should be ended, immediately and without conditions." Now, are the lefties always correct? Of course not. During the Progressive Era in the early 1900s, Progressives insisted that areas where drunkards liked to congregate like the Bowery should be closed down. Problem: Some drunks just like being drunk and will not be reformed. Take away the Bowery and they have no safe place to drink. Conclusion: [i]There is no magic bullet[/i]! There is no universal answer. No one is always right. Each case has to be considered on its own merits. Anything else is lazy and is a grasping for easy answers. - Rich Gardner Thu, 02 Jun 2011 05:42:05 +0100 http://www.cepr.net/index.php/blogs/beat-the-press/aps-qfact-checkq-distorts-the-fundamentals-of-a-republican-plan-to-reshape-medicare#comment-9298 Have you noticed that the best media have blogs a reader comment directly below a story? How many have you seen below AP or CNN stuff, just to name two? They do not want to hear your complaint or have others learn of their misrepresentations right below their work of fabrication. - denim Thu, 02 Jun 2011 05:07:00 +0100