- Sep 12, 2008
- 14,201
- 3,567
- 185
The interesting thing is not the absolute numbers, but the rate of change, which is what they are reporting on.
The public always seems to be very much in favor of public health care, but in order to make it work, congress and the public have to see the details. And the details is what always kills it. As in this case.
So what we are seeing here in this poll is not the absolute number, which is kind of a low level of support for public health care, but a rapid decline in support for a particular plan as people get a better understanding of just what is going on.
this is same process as what happened to Hillary care 16 years ago. And Hillary care was a more sensible plan than this one.
So while the numbers are still positive, the rate of change looks pretty bleak.
Of course, the way congress is these days, that really doesn't matter much.
The public always seems to be very much in favor of public health care, but in order to make it work, congress and the public have to see the details. And the details is what always kills it. As in this case.
So what we are seeing here in this poll is not the absolute number, which is kind of a low level of support for public health care, but a rapid decline in support for a particular plan as people get a better understanding of just what is going on.
this is same process as what happened to Hillary care 16 years ago. And Hillary care was a more sensible plan than this one.
So while the numbers are still positive, the rate of change looks pretty bleak.
Of course, the way congress is these days, that really doesn't matter much.