[lbo-talk] Poll: 67% Favor Single Payer

[Jim Westrich]

I was away for a bit but feel compelled to correct the statistical error in this
thread's Subject line.  The Results for America (which I had already provided a
link to earlier last week) poll says that 67% support some kind of National
Health Insurance (that can be anything from "individual mandates"--everyone
MUST buy private insurance--to social insurance/socialized delivery).  61% of
the 67% support "single payer" which makes it 41% of the people.  There was a
similar number for "socialized medicine".

What made this poll unique was their willingness to ask about specific
progressive ideas (rather than the vague signifying mush most polls use).  The
result were somewhat surprising to me.  Compare those results with the Kaiser
stuff Kelly provided a link for.

Jim

Quoting mike larkin <mike_larkin2001 at yahoo.com>:


> ".....The poll of 1,202 Americans, conducted earlier
> this month, showed that:
>
> Two-thirds (67 per cent) want a government health
> insurance program. Even when prompted with the phrase
> "Canadian-style health care" (which most Americans
> equate with socialized medicine), 61 per cent still
> said yes.

Tune of the week:  "Reach Out to Me" -Mark Rae (Grand Central, UK)