‘Public plan’ for health care draws more distortions

Its called “franking,” and it’s a perk that allows members of Congress to send mail to their constituents for free.

One of our readers sent us a mailer he received from Rep. Ginny Brown-Waite, a Republican who represents west-central Florida.

“This mailing was prepared, published and mailed at taxpayer expense,” it states.

Inside, it reads like campaign literature:

“Any Government-Run ‘Public’ Plan – Why it’s the WRONG solution to America’s Health Care Problems – Creates an entitlement that will cost another $1 trillion over the next 10 years, on top of the trillions the government is already planning to spend on health care. … Forces more employers to drop employee coverage due to rising costs and pay an additional 8% payroll tax for each worker.”

We fact-checked these two items and found they didn’t score so well on the Truth-O-Meter. We rated two statements from the mailing,  finding one Half True and the other Barely True.