I realize I’m being impolite, but we’re facing fascism and The New York Times is saying things are clearly untrue and very detrimental to those of us who care about democracy. A piece on the problem of healthcare costs in the United States told readers:

“The Affordable Care Act, which became law in 2010, has been attacked since its inception for failing to constrain health costs, which are higher in the United States than in other rich democracies. But its expansion of health coverage to tens of millions of Americans who would otherwise lack coverage has made the law popular.”

This one deserves a Mt. Everest size WTF? Healthcare cost growth slowed sharply after the Affordable Care Act (ACA) passed. In fact, healthcare costs grew far less rapidly over the next decade than anyone projected as the linked piece in the article says clearly. Here’s the picture showing spending as a share of GDP since 2000.

So, where the hell does the Times get off telling readers that the ACA was attacked for failing to constrain costs? Do the Trumpers pay The New York Times to print crap like this? Does the best paper in the country have the most incompetent reporters and editors on the planet?

I’ll leave readers to come up with their own explanations, but the failure of The New York Times and other major media outlets to report competently on the economy has been a major factor in giving us Donald Trump. And as someone who cares about democracy, I am angry.