Claim: Mitt Romney falsely claims government will "constitute … almost 50 percent" of the U.S. economy when the new federal health care law takes full effect. But Romney gets to 50 percent by erroneously counting all health care spending — private and public — as "effectively under government control once Obamacare is fully implemented," as his spokesman put it. That's nonsense — just as it was two years ago, when Rep. Michele Bachmann made a similar bogus claim.
Fact-check: Romney's 'Gross' Exaggeration on 'Obamacare' - FactCheck.org
Verdict: mitt romney falsely claims government will "constitute … almost 50 percent" of the u.s. economy when the new federal health care law takes full effect. but romney gets to 50 percent by erroneously counting all health care spending — private and public — as "effectively under government control once obamacare is fully implemented," as his spokesman put it. that's nonsense — just as it was two years ago, when rep. michele bachmann made a similar bogus claim.
Organisation: FactCheck.org
Author: Eugene Kiely
Date published: 2012-05-10T19:04:34