Nothing Ted Cruz Said About the ACA Today Is True

[Coyotl]

Nothing Ted Cruz Said About the ACA Today Is True
George Zornick on October 16, 2013 - http://www.thenation.com/blog/176711/nothing-ted-cruz-said-about-aca-today-true#

Wednesday morning, at the very same moment Senators Harry Reid and Mitch McConnell were on the floor announcing a deal to end the government shutdown and raise the debt ceiling, their colleague from Texas Senator Ted Cruz—one of the key actors in creating this crisis—was delivering a stem-winder to reporters outside the chamber. He blasted the “Washington establishment” and repeatedly lamented the “suffering” Americans felt because of the dread Obamacare.

Unfortunately, virtually everything he said about the healthcare law was either directly untrue, highly exaggerated or badly misleading.

Fact-checking Ted Cruz has become old hat at this point—but sadly, not for many mainstream media outlets, who have dutifully reported on the all-encompassing, government-shutting, market-riling debate over Obamacare without actually parsing who is right about the effects of the law.

So this morning’s moment is as useful as any to examine claims that the ACA is so bad, the government almost had to default in order to get rid of it. .....

[krispos42]

1. The dread of Obamacare?

Well, Cruz, who's been scaring the shit out of people for 4 years???

[gopiscrap]

2. Nothing Ted Cruz says is ever true

and the sooner the American people learn that, the better off we'll all be!

[kydo]

3. Nothing Ted Cruz says is true to begin with

If his lips are moving then he is lying. That's the only thing one needs to know about Mr. Cruz from Canada.

[LondonReign2]

4. Indeed, you misspelled "Anything" as 'the ACA'

[Horizens]

5. Cruz vs Fact

A friend posted this on FB.

“It's not often that you are able to refute thru personal experience the honesty of a sitting senator. After watching Senator Ted Cruz' morning press conference, I can. First, He mentioned people all over the country were receiving letters advising them that their medical coverages were being canceled due to ObamaCare. He used as his primary example UPS saying that 15,000 people recently got a letter saying their medical benefits were being cancelled. I was in management at UPS for 20 years. A few of those years were spent in the HR/benefits function. The letter in question relates ONLY to those spouses who work full-time elsewhere and are eligible for their personal coverage thru that employment. Anyone without employment coverage would remain on the UPS coverage plan. This policy decision had nothing to do with the ACA. It was simply a prudent business decision. Secondly, a few weeks ago I received a letter from my insurance carrier, Aetna, that i could CHOOSE TO KEEP my insurance plan thru a grandfathering clause (policyholder for at least 3 years) if ObamaCare was not a better option for me- hardly a cancellation letter. Thirdly, he mentioned that people's parents were receiving letters advising them of soon-to-be cancelled policies. He of all people should know that medicare recipients are not impacted by ObamaCare.”