The public has remained (click here) deeply divided on the health reform law since it was passed in March 2010. Click below to examine how specific groups feel about the law and how those opinions have changed or not changed over time....
This law has begun to attack income inequality. I want to state first there is a high level of undecided across most of the statistics, so any of them are in transition and not determined.
But, when one looks into the ethnic statistics, African Americans and Hispanics are exceptionally satisfied with the law. They are benefiting. That reality means they are appreciating their future and seeking to be healthy to pursue it. At least that is the way I see it. They are participating (That is a reality we have measured with our minorities. Non-participation often equates to oppression and hopelessness.), engaged and happy.
The party divide is somewhat expected, but, there is also a wealth quotient that plays into that divide. Democrats seeks out the marginalized. The marginalized are usually not wealthy, but, left to cope with their lives.
In the income dimension that plays out. The lower income folks have a higher approval rating, while those 49 K and higher tend to be less pleased with the law.
The only statistics that I thought was something to explore was the downturn in January 2014 regarding insurance status. Something happened. The uninsured under the age of 64 were mostly approving of the law and the undecided were lower, but, January 2014 delivered a change in that movement. There are higher undecided than approve. It would be better if Congress looks at that statistic closely and reverse this trend.
