57 percent support public option, 76 percent support it if limited to those without insurance

[Ardent15]

<http://abcnews.go.com/PollingUnit/Politics/obama-health-care-abc-news-washington-post-poll/story?id=8863442>

[mike_c]

1. wouldn't ANYBODY who subscribes to the PO be "without private insurance...?"

I mean, how many folks would buy both?

[Ruby the Liberal]

2. WTF is it about the word OPTION that these people don't get?

Seriously.

We need to take a clue from Glenn Beck and reframe this discussion to a point a 5 year old could understand (and repeat/explain) it.

[Ardent15]

5. The media has made us intellectually stupid

I agree, we need to reframe the debate and especially, stop letting the fucking Republicans define the debate.

[JimWis]

8. That is exactly what I keep saying. I argued with a friend a few

weeks back - he doesn't want to have to go to a public option. I told him - OPTION - look it up. You don't have to choose it if you don't want. I thought I got through to him. Now tonight I get an email from him about not wanting to have choose the public option. Arggg. I think explaining it to a 5 year old might be easier.

[Ruby the Liberal]

11. Not only that, but if you have employer-insurance (think Walmart)

If they offer some high-deductible, shit plan, well - sucks to be you - you can't even opt in.

Ask your friend why the CBO is saying 3% will be eligible and expected to enroll.

Edit for clarification

[marmar]

3. Good signs in one way, but only 57 percent without conditions?

Years of brainwashing.

[Ardent15]

6. Still a solid majority. That would be considered a landslide victory in a popular vote election

30-40 percent of this nation is hopelessly brainwashed.

[marmar]

7. "30-40 percent of this nation is hopelessly brainwashed"

Sad but true.

[Oregone]

4. Then its not an option, now is it?

You can just throw em on the Medicaid roles if they "can't get affordable private insurance"

Country of fuckn morons.

[ipaint]

9. The two questions

8. Would you support or oppose having the government create a new health insurance plan to compete with private health insurance plans? Do you feel that way strongly or somewhat?

36 strongly 21 somewhat


9. (IF OPPOSE/NO OPINION FOR GOVERNMENT PLAN) What if this government-sponsored plan was run by state governments and was available only to people who did not have a choice of affordable private insurance? In that case would you support or oppose this idea?


45 support 49 oppose

Questions 8 and 9 Combined:

76 support 23 oppose


http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/polls/postpoll_101909.html?sid=ST2009101902502

Question 9 seems to assume the plan in question 8 is open for anyone to choose.
Since there is no public option proposed in any bill that offers a government plan to anyone that wants it I find these questions misleading and purposely confusing.
If anything it shows people believe and support reform offering a medicare for all choice. Nothing could be further from the truth.

[Vincardog]

10. What about those with SHITTY insurance? Don't they deserve relief?

[Ruby the Liberal]

12. If you like your plan, you can keep it. If you don't...

Sucks to be you.

[Vincardog]

13. 76 percent support it if limited to those without insurance, I have no job and No Insurance

IT Sucks to be me.

[Ruby the Liberal]

14. I am close to the end of my COBRA

I stand with you. 2013 is not a waiting game, it is an eternity and I don't want to be jobless again when it kicks in.

[Ms. Toad]

15. Make sure you look inot the HIPAA conversion options

They'll cost about what COBRA costs, but as long as you don't have a gap of more than 63 days you're entitled to coverage at the end of COBRA.

[Ruby the Liberal]

16. Thanks. I got a mailer about that about 2 weeks aso, but blew it off

I will call tomorrow.

:hi: