AUDIO: Americans Will Die If Health Care Reform Passes

By GottaLaff

Dear god! Help! He-e-e-elp! The Socialist Commie Democrat Evildoers are trying to kill us! G-A-A-A!

Interviewed by the Washington Times, Sen. Tom Coburn (R-OK) was asked if “government-run health care” will “end up killing more people than it saves?” Coburn responded, “Absolutely.”

A couple of right-wing congressman voiced similar doom-and-gloom rhetoric on the House floor yesterday:

Rep. Steve King (R-IA): “They’re going to save money by rationing care, getting you in a long line. Places like Canada, United Kingdom, and Europe. People die when they’re in line.”

Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX): “One in five people have to die because they went to socialized medicine! … I would hate to think that among five women, one of ‘em is gonna die because we go to socialized care.”

That's right, folks, improving health care will kill you. Hmm? What's that? Hang on, something's coming through my imaginary earpiece:

[A]s the chart below shows, the U.S. spends the most per person on health care, but actually has worst life expectancies than many countries which spend less:

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Compared with Australia, Canada, Germany, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom, the United States ranks last in all dimensions of a high performance health system: quality, access, efficiency, equity, and healthy lives. The United States currently ranks 50th out of 224 nations in life expectancy, with an average life span of 78.1 years, according to 2009 estimates from the CIA World Factbook.

Ogeez, I just read that last part!