Fudging the Facts on Health Care and Deficits

Wednesday 19 January 2011

by: Joe Conason, t r u t h o u t | Op-Ed

Facts always matter, but never more so than when politicians deal with issues of real consequence, like health care and budget deficits.

Data sets and out-year projections may make everybody's eyes glaze over, but without accurate information, the end result of legislation is disaster. Today, there is no way to avoid fiscal ruin and social erosion unless we can determine whether health care reform will tame or swell deficits.