[lbo-talk] U.S. split on "socialized medicine": poll

[Michael McIntyre]

True that!  Call it "single payer" instead of "socialized medicine"  
and the level of support goes to 54%.  Call it "universal medicare"  
instead of "single payer" and the level of support goes to 65%.  See:

http://www.mnhealthreformcaucus.org/?p=8

Michael McIntyre

On Feb 14, 2008, at 4:05 PM, Doug Henwood wrote:


>
> On Feb 14, 2008, at 4:51 PM, Wojtek Sokolowski wrote:
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>> http://www.reuters.com/article/domesticNews/idUSN1444801720080214
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> This is an amazing spontaneous level of support (45-39) for the
> undefined and presumably radioactive term "socialized medicine." With
> an actual movement and actual political leadership, these numbers
> could change dramatically. The Dem candidates are consciously and
> deliberately not talking about this sort of thing, yet trying to
> appeal to an underlying sensibility with the word "universal."
>
> Doug
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