"Larry Blanchard" wrote in message
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On Tue, 10 Nov 2009 22:49:13 -0700, Mark & Juanita wrote:

Do you really think that Nancy Pelosi and Harry Ried really think that
way? If so, this abomination of a health care bill would never have
gotten as far as it has with polls showing a solid majority opposing it.


From USA Today:

"By 56%-33%, those surveyed endorse the idea of enacting major health
care changes this year. Just one in four say it's not important to them.

When it comes to financing the costs, six of 10 favor the idea of
requiring employers to provide health insurance for their workers or pay
a fee instead. Increasing income taxes on upper-income Americans, an
approach backed by House Ways and Means Chairman Charles Rangel, D-N.Y.,
is endorsed by 58%. Just over half support taxing sugary soft drinks."

it's all in the phrasing of the questions. you can read this as

"do you want health insurance if it doesn't come out of your paycheck and
someone else is going to pay for it?"

heck, in my area, there is currently plans for a strike against 2 major
supermarket chains simply because the contract presented to the union is
identical to the one they are working under except that workers would have
to pay $5/paycheck for health insurance (currently their cost is $0, with
copays of $0).

Now where do you get "a solid majority opposing it"?

regards,
charlie
phoenix, az