They should have included the question, 'Do you favor Health Care Reform?' on this year's census.

[JohnnyBoots]

Or something to that effect or even more detailed. I think that would really have gotten the pulse of the nation and would be hard pad the ballot box if you had to included your social security # on the form....would be very interesting to see the reults.

[Warren Stupidity]

1. no.

[leftstreet]

2. No, no, no. "Do you favor Single Payer National Healthcare?"

"reform" is a bullshit term

[Oregone]

3. Politicize a census by asking an arbitrary question?

I favor reform, but not this reform. A lot of people think they are getting Canadian-style reform that Ive talked to (probably because the Republican freak out). Many favor that. But its not what they are getting.

Whats the point of asking a political question in a census if you don't actually know what they mean by favoring reform, or you can't determine if they even know what this reform is about?

[Warpy]

4. How about "Do you have health insurance?"

I think the bastards would be shocked by the number who actually don't.

[Oregone]

5. Having insurance doesn't guarantee one has appropriate access to health care

[Warpy]

8. No, it sure as hell doesn't

but it would give Uncle Sugar a real idea of the number of uninsured, a number that is growing daily thanks to the economic disaster while they still quote that ten year old 40,000+/- 2000 number they always have.

It's a way to ask the question that really needs to be asked right now without politicizing it.

[Zoeisright]

6. There are already plenty of reliable polls that say Americans overwhelmingly

want a robust and competitive public option.

[Uzybone]

7. Plenty of crazy ideas on this site

this one is right up there.