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Alter doubles down on Romney death charge
Political columnist Jonathan Alter is doubling down on his charge that "people will die" if Mitt Romney is elected and repeals "Obamacare," and disagrees with the suggestion that his remarks were over the line.
"Saying something is 'over the line' or 'beyond the pale' or whatever standard you have established for decency only works if you provide some evidence to back up your claim," he told POLITICO by email. "What is your evidence that people will not die if Obamacare is repealed? If you cannot refute the point then it is — by definition — within the realm of legitimate debate."
As evidence for his case, Alter cited a study by the New England Journal of Medicine that found nearly 3,000 fewer deaths per 500,000 people in states where Medicaid has been expanded than in states where it has not. The expansion of Medicaid is a central part of Obama's health care legislation.
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