” Over 70% of Americans who died with COVID, died on Medicare, and some people want Medicare for All?” he asked on Wednesday.
Massie made the elementary mistake of confusing correlation with causation. Were people who died of coronavirus more likely to have Medicare health insurance? Yes. Did having Medicare cause COVID fatalities? No.
Massie’s smear of the popular and successful program was ridiculed online. Here’s some of what people were saying:
This guy is out here trying to single handedly kill @MIT brand. This may be the single dumbest thing I have ever read.
— Mike Kirby (@mkirby14) February 9, 2022
Over 70 percent of Americans who died of heart attacks own a washing machine. We must ban washing machines. https://t.co/bpfSsVC4vv
— Ian Millhiser (@imillhiser) February 9, 2022
[P] Hey @MollyJongFast: a challenger emerges from the ranks to battle Gohmert for Dumbest Congressperson! https://t.co/KeqNdjlXAw
— Paul and Storm (@paulandstorm) February 9, 2022