Factcheck.org: Unions Mislead on Health Care

Really? I can't believe it. And using forced dues to pay for the ads, of
course. I wonder if it's a coincidence that Barack Obama supports the
union push to eliminate secret ballots in unionization elections . . . 

From: subscriberservices-OTpw/[email protected](FactCheck.org) 

Unions Mislead on Health Care
October 17, 2008 

They attack McCain's plan. One ad uses a bogus tax figure; another makes
a false claim about coverage. 

Summary 

Two labor unions are running ads falsely characterizing McCain's health
care plan. 
A United Auto Workers spot features a woman who claims she'd pay up to
$2,800 more in taxes. That's a bogus figure, based on a false assumption
about what McCain is actually proposing. She and families like hers
would actually come out money ahead. 

A Service Employees International Union ad claims McCain's plan would
"deny coverage for preexisting conditions like cancer." That's not true.
Although McCain's plan would not require coverage, it doesn't deny it.
Some experts have said one aspect of McCain's plan could lead insurance
companies to avoid state regulations that offer coverage protections,
but McCain says he'll expand high-risk pools to cover those with
expensive care. 

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