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I'm always bemused by the polling that purports to gauge how popular these Democratic health reforms are, when pretty much none of the
people being polled have the vaguest understanding of what those reforms
actually are.
The conservatives have been blasting away with the Right Wing
Wurlitzer sowing confusion, fear, and misunderstanding. But the liberal
"Nuh Uh!"s haven't exactly clarified things with a clear and
straightforward explanation. And I think that is mostly because putting Obama's "signature legislative achievement" in simplified terms doesn't make it sound very grand or
heroic:
- We're going to require everyone to buy an insurance policy.
- We're going to require the insurance companies to sell everyone an insurance policy.
- We're going to chip in some tax dollars for people who can't afford to buy an insurance policy.
It ain't tyranny. It ain't exactly transformative health
care policy either. It is what it is. And I doubt 5 per cent of the population
grasps the basics.
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