Fear Tactics for Health Care Reform

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In Paul Krugman's blog he laments the large quantity of hate mail he's been getting lately. He blames talk radio for the emotional outbursts against health care reform, but I think the hate emanates from far more than just Rush Limbaugh. We also have town hall meetings 'salted' with rabble rousers, and multi-million-dollar ad campaigns touting unreasoned fear. Be warned, such ads have even popped up on my blog. I don't place them. Google 'bots' do that.

An NPR piece a couple days ago described why fear tactics have succeeded for nearly a century in squelching health-care reform. If these tactics work so well, why don't the Dems use them?

Fear tactics arguing for change needn't be a pack of lies. Shouldn't we fear an industry that funds our politicians' election campaigns? Shouldn't we fear an industry that raises our premiums 8.4% when the economy has contracted and inflation is near zero? Shouldn't we fear the prospect of soaring medical costs eating 1/3 of our income a decade hence?

Highlighting those fears just might motivate the populace to support reform.
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