NYT: In Poll, Wide Support for Government-Run Health

[edhopper]

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/21/health/policy/21poll.html?_r=1&hp
This is Big News. The majority of Americans, including a majority of Republicans!! support a Public Option!



The only place without a majority support seems to be in Congress and the White House.

There is absolutely NO EXCUSE for not having a Public Plan for Health Care.

To not embrace a Public Plan is a failure of the Democratic Party!

[pleah]

1. K&R

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

2. And the corporate whores won't even put it on the table. K&R!

[Gormy Cuss]

3. When even the majority of Republicans think the cost of health insurance is too high, there's hope.

Without the public plan option or single payer there is no meaningful reform.

[edhopper]

4. I'm surprised at

the lack of responses to this post.
Considering the precarious state the Public Option is in just now.

[SpiralHawk]

5. The k and the r

Note to Congress: "of the people, by the people, and for the people"

[edhopper]

6. Thanks for the rec!

[SpiralHawk]

7. you are welcome

eom

[bluethruandthru]

8. Just think how much higher the support would be if

more people actually understood what Single Payer was!! It's amazing that there's this much support when the majority of our politicians..including our president and the media refuse to discuss Single Payer in a rational, informed, educational way. Instead, most everything that comes out about Single Payer is laced with "Socialist" - "government-run", "rationing", etc.

[ima_sinnic]

9. I noticed the scroll across the bottom of MSNBC this a.m.: "20% oppose a public plan"

they think we are total idiots who will be impressed by 20 fucking percent opposition? :wtf:

[HughMoran]

10. To not embrace a Public Plan is a failure of American Democracy

Let's not just blame this on Democrats.

[unblock]

11. my bottom line: the private sector has fucked this one up. how much worse could the government be?

note for the ideologically extreme: if a government-based program doesn't work, it can be scrapped.
no, not government programs are not something, once enacted, that we're stuck with for eternity. government programs get defunded all the time.

[many a good man]

12. Poll demonstrates CLEARLY who Congress works for

72% clearly want a public option. There is no excuse whatsoever for passing something that has such broad support among the populace.

If we don't get a public option then it is clear we have no hope for the future of this country until we can limit corporate $$$ and influence of government.

[chill_wind]

13. Thanks for finding this. K & R. n/t

[Canuckistanian]

14. 50% of REPUBLICANS favor a public option

Remember when Bush said he had "a mandate" with 50.1% of the votes?

[MindMatter]

16. 50 to 39% -- That;'s a huge spread

The average person is starting to figure out that the current system works great for all the parties that can pass through costs and slap their margin on top. That's the insurance companies, the pharmas, the hospitals, and the docs themselves.

If you aren't one of those 4, you are screwed.

[anonymous171]

15. K&R! nt

[Warpy]

17. SHAMELESS K&R

There are a lot of Blue Dog noses I'd like to rub in this one.

I think the bastards are terrified they're going to lose their own socialized health care.