Submitted by Merrill (not verified) on May 14, 2008 - 3:54pm.
The American people don't appear to be concerned about the uninsured; they don't want to talk about cost shifting; and they don't want to talk about waste in the system. But they are worried about their own insurance being unaffordable.
Meanwhile, they want to keep their own plans because they like them, and they don't want to hear about government-run clinics or anything that smacks of Canada. Yet they are for prevention -- an inherently social construct -- and are down on wellness -- which suggests personal responsibility enforced by employers.
Pogo had it right. We've met the enemy and he is us.
Pollster Pallaver
The American people don't appear to be concerned about the uninsured; they don't want to talk about cost shifting; and they don't want to talk about waste in the system. But they are worried about their own insurance being unaffordable.
Meanwhile, they want to keep their own plans because they like them, and they don't want to hear about government-run clinics or anything that smacks of Canada. Yet they are for prevention -- an inherently social construct -- and are down on wellness -- which suggests personal responsibility enforced by employers.
Pogo had it right. We've met the enemy and he is us.