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On Mon, 19 Jul 2010 15:07:48 -0700, "nom=de=plume"
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On Mon, 19 Jul 2010 13:20:23 -0700, "nom=de=plume"
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That was collected by "single payer.org"
Do I really have to find the polls that say the opposite?

The real question is still, how do you pay for it?
Are those people willing to accept doubling their income taxes?


Well, either it's an accurate list of polls or not. They seem like
pretty
mainstream polls to me.


These people do a poll a week. You can cherry pick any result you
want. Try one where they assess a cost to this public option.

The only numbers re cost are from the CBO, which you don't want to use.
They
predict lower costs. I didn't cherry pick anything. I pointed to a site
that
lists a bunch of polls, all of which indicated majority and/or
significant
support.

You pointed to "singlepayer.org". Do you really think they would list
a poll that said anything else?

Then you didn't look at the polls they listed. They were all mainstream.
Sorry, but the fact is that people like the idea of a single payer.


It is all in how you frame the question. If you use words like single
payer (without defining it) they like it better than when you say
government health care.


I agree. Here you go from various polls listed on the site...

Would you favor or oppose a program that creates a national single-payer
plan similar to Medicare for all, in which the government would provide
healthcare insurance to all Americans?

"When given a choice of the current system or one "like Medicare that is run
by the government and financed by taxpayers," voters overwhelmingly chose
the latter. A solid majority (59%) say they would prefer a national health
insurance program that covers everyone, over the current system of private
insurance offered to most through their emloyer."

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.