The ‘47 Million’ Lie
Mister R.’s latest dispatch on health care:
One of the most disingenuous uses of statistics has come with the use of the figure “47 million” when referring to the number of people without health insurance.
By continuing to pound the number “47 million”, advocates of a single-payer system are implementing Alinsky’s rules in order to affect change. But their number is specious.
Let’s break down the 47 million:
During her campaign for President, Hillary Clinton admitted in questioning that, of the 47 million, at least 25 percent could afford health insurance but choose not to purchase it (those with a household income of more than $75,000 a year). I believe the number to be slightly higher, closer to 30 percent, but let’s use Clinton’s number. That’s 12 million…