Washington Post Poll: (click here)
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?
September 12, 2009-09-29
Support
Net - 55
Strongly - 33
Somewhat - 22
Oppose
Net - 42
Strongly - 33
Somewhat - 22
No Opinion 3
The Public Option is not an OPTION. The Senate sold out today to Health Insurance Lobbyists. That sounds like a 'rhetorical' statement as well, but, it isn't. Let me portray the real issue that will result without the Public Option.
Within the Health Care Reform Bill, Americans will be required to have health insurance no different than they have car insurance. However, without a Public Option, the citizens of the USA are at the mercy of the Insurance Companies that will return to the federal legislature and demand higher rates over and over and over again as they can't make ends meet and they will declare the reform a failure and a 'I told you so.'
This was complete sabotage by the Senate. Mike is correct, the movement for reform needs to be heard loud and clear. The Pubic Option has to stand as a part of this legislation. It is vital and no joke. By demanding the American Public have health care by statue it overwhelmingly opens them to exploitation by Wall Street and the CEOs of the insurance companies that will complain about their profit loss because they can't throw '? risky ?' clients off their enrollments.
Today the Senate sold the people of the USA to Health Care Insurance Companies, it is up to the President and the House to stop this complete idiocy. Every Senator that voted against the Public Option needs to be scrutinized for re-election. Candidates should be elected in 2010 that have favored it regardless of the outcome of the Reform Bill.
The film loop below is a poor example and 'spinelessness' of Senate Democrats. They are a joke.
New York Times / CBS Poll (click here)
Would you favor or oppose the government offering everyone a government administered health insurance plan – something like the Medicare coverage, something like the people 65 and older get, that would compete with private health insurance plans?
September 19-23, 2009
Favor – 65%
Oppose – 26%
Don’t know/ NA – 9%
The Economist / YouGov Poll (click here)
9. Do you favor or oppose having a “public option” which would allow individuals to purchase health care insurance coverage”
Favor – 47%
Oppose – 32%
Not sure – 21%
