Anti-health care reform manifesto from Heller paid for by taxpayers

Monday, Sept. 14, 2009 | 8:58 a.m.

The piece is an all-out attack on "government-run health care" and makes many controversial assertions , including that "114 million Americans could lose their current medical coverage under the majority's healthcare plan." I scanned the piece in three parts, which can be seen at right, but it was so extensive I could not get it all onto the blog. What you do not see is a section entitled "Your thoughts are important to me," which indicates Heller "wants to know where you stand on healthcare," but includes several leading questions I have listed here:

1. Should Government Bureaucrats (note caps) be responsible for making individual healthcare decisions?

2. In my opinion, Members of Congress should be required to participate in a government-run plan, do you agree? (Note bad grammar.)

3. Should illegal immigrants be eligible for taxpayer-funded health "affordability credits?"

4. Should small businesses be subject to an 8 percent payroll tax if they cannot afford to offer health insurance to their employees?

You will also see a chart that the Franking Commission, which decides what can be sent at taxpayer expense, has banned other Republicans from using because it is considered a political attack and using questionable facts. As you can see, this is an all-out attack on the Democratic plan., hardly what the franking privilege was designed to be used for when it was conceived.

The other part I did not scan says the following:

PUBLIC DOCUMENT

OFFICIAL BUSINESS

This mailing was prepared, published and mailed at taxpayer expense. It is provided as a service to 2nd Congressional District constituents.

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A spokesman for Heller says he received approval from the Franking Commission.