'New' social media ACA myth cirrulating: "Government will have direct access to your bank account"

[Earth_First]

FALSE

Many of these myths date back to 2009, however I've noticed the subject line three times in the past 24 hours on Facebook and Twitter...

http://www.snopes.com/politics/medical/kithil.asp

http://www.factcheck.org/2009/08/twenty-six-lies-about-hr-3200/

http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/article/2009/jul/30/e-mail-analysis-health-bill-needs-check-/

[backscatter712]

1. Already, we're hearing "Save the Affordable Care Act from Obamacare!"

[Earth_First]

2. Crazy isn't it?! nt

[Puzzledtraveller]

3. The only bank account information

is that which is provided by the applicants on some of the web apps, and portals for the HBE's and payment options where premiums apply. I had a nifty training on our state version that we will begin using in December. So I can confirm this is BS too.

[Earth_First]

4. +1

Thanks!

[gopiscrap]

5. yeah, can't argue with the facts, so just make shit up.

[Earth_First]

7. Social media is a blessing and a disaster...

It's like watching cable news 'info-tainment'.

30 second clips and newscrawl headlines with few willing to factcheck what they're reading.

[gopiscrap]

8. yeah I agree

I often use it as an organizing tool.

[Earth_First]

9. Well that and Caturday pictures! nt

[SomethingFishy]

6. Oh NOES... NOT THAT!

I can't have the government be like the electric company, the cable company, the phone company, the cell phone company, the doctors office, the pizza delivery place, and all the other places that have "access" to my bank account.


Are these troglodytes? Do they still use snail mail to pay their bills? Or are they just monkeys throwing shit at the wall to see what will stick?