In emails and comments on NJ.com, PolitiFact New Jersey react differently to Gov. Chris Christie's first Pants on Fire ruling.
In emails and comments on NJ.com, PolitiFact New Jersey readers offered mixed reactions to Gov. Chris Christie's Pants on Fire ruling.There's nothing like a Pants on Fire ruling to stir up debate among PolitiFact New Jersey readers, especially when the subject in question is Gov. Chris Christie.
In emails and comments on NJ.com, some readers questioned the Pants on Fire ruling given to Gov. Chris Christie for referring to the national health care reform as a "government takeover."
In a comment posted on NJ.com Sunday, a reader named Parker_Einstein had this to say:
"In the end, it's gamed to push the private insurance companies out of business and leave the government standing as the only source for your health insurance."
Other readers, such as one named BumpsDad, agreed with our ruling.
"Since Medicare has been around since the 1960's, is one of the major payers, and sets the tone for how/what private insurers cover (and how much they pay) you can't say that ‘obamacare’ is getting the gov't into the healthcare business, or taking it over," BumpsDad wrote on NJ.com.
Go to PolitiFactNJ.com to read our recap of readers' comments, and then join the conversation about it at NJ.com.
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