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here's a novel idea..............do what the people want, then you won't need protection from them.  |
So you're saying UHC should be implemented, then?
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SHOULD GOVERNMENT GUARANTEE HEALTH INSURANCE FOR ALL?
64% YES
24% NO
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http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/...n2528357.shtml
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Fifty-seven percent of those polled say they are willing to pay higher taxes in order to provide all Americans with health care coverage.
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http://www.cbsnews.com/blogs/2009/04...y4923731.shtml
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In an extensive ABCNEWS/Washington Post poll, Americans by a 2-1 margin, 62-32 percent, prefer a universal health insurance program over the current employer-based system.
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http://abcnews.go.com/sections/livin...1020_poll.html
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63% Support Affordable Health Care for ?Every Single American?
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http://www.rasmussenreports.com/publ...gle _american
And even the actual socialist option wins out over the alternative - note that the option mentioned here goes much further than the systems in most other western countries:
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Forty-four percent (44%) of American adults say that health care services should be made available for free to all Americans. A Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey found that 39% disagree and 17% are not sure.
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http://www.rasmussenreports.com/publ..._all_americans
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Nearly two-thirds said the federal government should guarantee health insurance for all Americans.
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http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/01/wa...1cnd-poll.html
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CNN found just over half (53 percent) said the country would be better off if Congress were to pass a bill to change the health care system along the lines of what Mr. Obama has proposed, while 44 percent said it would be better if the current system were left in place with no changes.
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Fifty percent said the bill should include a public option, and 46 percent said it should not.
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http://prescriptions.blogs.nytimes.c...als-polls-say/
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Americans are more likely today to embrace the idea of the government providing health insurance than they were 30 years ago. 59% say the government should provide national health insurance, including 49% who say such insurance should cover all medical problems.
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http://www.cbsnews.com/htdocs/pdf/SunMo_poll_0209.pdf
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Do you favor or oppose, "Having a national health plan in which all Americans would get their insurance through an expanded, universal form of Medicare-for all?"
Favor 59%, Oppose 36%, NA/DK 5%
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http://www.kff.org/kaiserpolls/upload/7943.pdf