 03/20/2010 11:24 PM
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B0zo Senior Executive
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http://www.rasmussenreports.co...lth_care_reform
If those were figures for an election, it would be a landslide.
Why aren't they listening TO US!!!????
Edited: 03/20/2010 at 11:24 PM by B0zo
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03/20/2010 11:25 PM
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B0zo Senior Executive
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03/20/2010 11:26 PM
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B0zo Senior Executive
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Despite the plan's stated goal of reducing health care costs, 55% of voters believe the cost of health care will go up if the Democrats' plan becomes law. Just 18% say it will make costs go down. Twenty percent (20%) predict costs will stay about the same.
Similarly, just 24% of voters think the quality of health care will be better if the plan is passed. Fifty-two percent (52%) say quality will get worse, and another 19% say it will stay the same.
Seventy-six percent (76%) of those with insurance now rate their own coverage as good or excellent.
The fact that most Americans are comfortable with their own insurance coverage has proven to be a major obstacle for advocates of reform. Overall, 44% of voters rate the U.S. health care system as good or excellent.
While opposition to the plan has remained constant for some time now, belief that the plan will become law is rising again. Now 51% say it is at least somewhat likely that the health care proposal will become law this year, up four points from a week ago. That number includes 20% who say passage is very likely. Only 34% now say Congress is not very or not at all likely to pass the plan.
But most voters (55%) would rather see Congress scrap the original plan and start all over again.
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03/20/2010 11:28 PM
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Shenanigans VP
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Well, if they don't, I just hope that people remember this next election.
People have a short term memory when it comes to these things. It took us 9 years to get rid of a govt that didn't listen to us.
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God is Love.
The question then becomes in all of life's circumstance, "what is the loving thing to do?"
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03/21/2010 12:35 AM
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EpicFailguy Executive Member
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Most people are idiots, which is why we have a representative system rather than a true democracy. Ideally, we elect a few smart people to represent the average joe moron, and they protect us from ourselves.
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03/21/2010 12:43 AM
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B0zo Senior Executive
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Originally posted by: EpicFailguy
Most people are idiots, which is why we have a representative system rather than a true democracy. Ideally, we elect a few smart people to represent the average joe moron, and they protect us from ourselves.
Cool, but how do we prevent the idiots from voting for fellow idiots?
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03/21/2010 12:47 AM
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EpicFailguy Executive Member
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Originally posted by: B0zo
Originally posted by: EpicFailguy
Most people are idiots, which is why we have a representative system rather than a true democracy. Ideally, we elect a few smart people to represent the average joe moron, and they protect us from ourselves.
Cool, but how do we prevent the idiots from voting for fellow idiots?
The real morons rarely get into politics, so we don't have to worry too much about that. Our biggest problem is dishonesty rather than incompetence in our elected officials.
Edited: 03/21/2010 at 12:48 AM by EpicFailguy
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03/21/2010 12:49 AM
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B0zo Senior Executive
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Originally posted by: EpicFailguy
Originally posted by: B0zo
Originally posted by: EpicFailguy
Most people are idiots, which is why we have a representative system rather than a true democracy. Ideally, we elect a few smart people to represent the average joe moron, and they protect us from ourselves.
Cool, but how do we prevent the idiots from voting for fellow idiots?
The real morons rarely get into politics, so we don't have to worry too much about that. Our biggest problem is dishonesty rather than incompetence in our elected officials.
I think we need to fear incompetence, but agree the bigger problem is dishonesty.
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03/21/2010 12:53 AM
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Shenanigans VP
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Why are so many politicians liars and cheats?
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God is Love.
The question then becomes in all of life's circumstance, "what is the loving thing to do?"
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03/21/2010 01:03 AM
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EpicFailguy Executive Member
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Why is it so many liars and cheats choose to go into politics? Maybe it's politics that corrupts?
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03/21/2010 01:05 AM
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EpicFailguy Executive Member
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Maybe it's just greed that corrupts...Maybe corruption spawns greed?
Why do hamsters have stubby little tails?
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03/21/2010 01:06 AM
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B0zo Senior Executive
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Originally posted by: EpicFailguy
Maybe it's just greed that corrupts...Maybe corruption spawns greed?
Why do hamsters have stubby little tails?
I believe she has hamsters as pets, as well as rats, so please be respectful.
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03/21/2010 01:11 AM
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Originally posted by: B0zo
Originally posted by: EpicFailguy
Maybe it's just greed that corrupts...Maybe corruption spawns greed?
Why do hamsters have stubby little tails?
I believe she has hamsters as pets, as well as rats, so please be respectful.
Hamsters are banned in NZL.
I don't have rats any more, most passed away, I have three of them in the freezer because I haven't found a place to burry them. I also made the difficult decision to place my last rat for adoption because he was a bit lonely. Now he lives in a house with 53 rats!! 
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God is Love.
The question then becomes in all of life's circumstance, "what is the loving thing to do?"
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