Vivian Paige asks a good question. With polls showing 72% support for Government-run health care currently, why aren’t they pushing it yet?
“With the country firmly behind it, what is the hold up?” she asks.
Maybe it’s these answers to poll questions.
“Government should be responsible for providing medical care for people who are unable to pay for it” 80 % agree
“Suppose Congress passes a bill that would improve the country’s health care system, but would not guarantee coverage for every American. Do you think President Clinton should veto the bill and send it back to Congress, or should he sign it?” 73% Veto it
“I see value in the current health care proposal.” 76% “some” or “a great deal”
These are taken from polls before and during Clinton’s health care reform of 1993.
Read “The 1993-1994 Debate on Health Care Reform: Did the Polls Mislead the Policy Makers?” by Karlyn H. Bowman. Maybe then you won’t get so excited about health care polling results.
