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Thursday, April 10, 2008

Only Small Minority Of Americans Want Socialized Medicine

According to this poll from Rasmussen:

Twenty-nine percent (29%) of American adults favor a national health insurance program overseen by the Federal Government. A Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey found that 39% oppose such a government-led initiative while 31% are not sure.

The survey also found that 46% believe the quality of care would decrease under a national health insurance program while 16% believe that quality would increase. Twenty percent (20%) say the quality of care would remain about the same while 18% are not sure.

At the same time, 42% believe the cost of health care would increase while 25% would expect prices to go down.

The strong pluralities which believe that health care would both get more expensive and go down in quality are perhaps the most telling, mostly because they’re right.  A nationalized health care system in America would be an atrociously expensive way to lower the overall quality of care for the average American.  Sure the quality of care might improve for a small number of Americans on the social and financial margins, but do we really want to lower the quality of care for all Americans to the lowest common denominator in order to improve care for the small minority?

That would be madness, and clearly no small number of Americans get this.

Comments

What makes them think socialized medicine will be any better than the “socialized” DMV and Post Office?

Kevin on April 10, 2008 at 03:03 pm

Whenever I hear about universal health care/insurance, I’m always reminded of the Saturday Night Live skit in ‘92 (I think) where they have a town hall meeting with the three candidates and a woman comes to the microphone and starts rambling about how all these people have “stuff” and she doesn’t have “stuff” and she wants to know, “where’s my stuff?” Of course, that’s basically what most of the Democrat agenda boils down to, “All these people have stuff. I/He/She/They don’t have stuff. Where’s my/his/her/their stuff?”

kbiel on April 10, 2008 at 03:51 pm
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i agree, fuck the poor.

youfuckingmoron on April 10, 2008 at 09:48 pm

Wow, such reasoned debate from the other side.  And here I was expecting some vulgarity laced rant or a bumper sticker slogan.  Your parents must be so proud of you.  Stay classy.

kbiel on April 10, 2008 at 10:07 pm
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Good call Kevin, imagine the service quality of the BMV or Children’s Services (child support agency) running health care?  It would employ a lot of lazy people who do not give two shits about the people they’re supposed to help and will walk away mid sentence saying “oh, it’s 10:30, time for my break”.  It gets even worse...think about the bureaucracy...the red tape!  It is equivalent to unionizing health care.  (unions = worthless) You know, I am 40 and have provided myself with health care since I turned 18 (leaving my parents plan...yes, 2 parents) and it’s because I have always had a JOB.  Wow, what a concept.

jpgr on April 10, 2008 at 10:24 pm

The problem with polls is their tininess. This idiots call 1000 people on the phone and then say “This is what America thinks!”. Anyone with the intelligence of a dried up dog turd understands that socialism does not work. That precludes Democrats, their intelligence is far below that of a dog turd.

And suckpuppet? Keep digging.


Una Salus Victus Nullam Sperare Salutem

2Hotel9 on April 11, 2008 at 04:40 am
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Minority? Yes...but small? I’d call 29% an alarming level of support for a very bad idea. That’s nearly 1 out of every 3 people you’ll meet.

The right needs to do a better job of explaining why socialism and populism are such bad ideas.

Seth Williams on April 11, 2008 at 07:58 am

The right needs to do a better job of explaining why socialism and populism are such bad ideas.

I have an idea. Take the blow horn away from people who say things like:

That precludes Democrats, their intelligence is far below that of a dog turd.

Sven Hussein Olsen on April 11, 2008 at 12:58 pm

So! You think that implementing socialism is THE future? Bloody Christ on a crutch. No wonder this country is so fucked.


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2Hotel9 on April 11, 2008 at 05:29 pm

On question about the polling, If 46% of those polled believe the quality of healthcare would decrease then why are only 39% against it?

Anthony on April 11, 2008 at 06:40 pm

One of the problems is that there are too many people in power who want to impose socialism to keep themselves in power and wealthy at the same time.
Exhibit “A” are the Clintons and Gores.

Kevin on April 11, 2008 at 08:40 pm
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