Little-Acorn
04-09-2012, 03:23 PM
Recent polls show that 62% of Americans expect that the Obamacare law will cause companies to drop their employee health coverage, thus forcing their employees onto government programs; and that 54% of Americans want Obamacare to be completely repealed.
Even if the Supreme Court does not strike down Obamacare, and even if the next President and Congress don't repeal it, how likely is it to collapse under its own weight anyway?
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http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/political_commentary/commentary_by_scott_rasmussen/even_if_it_survives_the_court_the_health_care_law_ is_doomed
Even If It Survives the Court, the Health Care Law Is Doomed
A Commentary By Scott Rasmussen
Friday, March 30, 2012
(snip)
....Additionally, the cost estimates for funding the program are likely to keep going up. Eighty-one percent of voters expect it to cost more than projected, and recent Congressional Budget Office estimates indicate voters are probably right. But it's not the narrow specifics and cost estimates that guarantee the ultimate demise of the president's health care plan. It's the fact that the law runs contrary to basic American values and perceptions.
This, then, is the third hurdle the law faces: Individual Americans recognize that they have more power as consumers than they do as voters. Their choices in a free market give them more control over the economic world than choosing one politician or another.
Seventy-six percent think they should have the right to choose between expensive insurance plans with low deductibles and low-cost plans with higher deductibles. A similar majority believes everyone should be allowed to choose between expensive plans that cover just about every imaginable medical procedure and lower-cost plans that cover a smaller number of procedures. All such choices would be banned under the current health care law.
Americans want to be empowered as health care consumers. Eighty-two percent believe that if an employer pays for health insurance, the worker should be able to use that money and select an insurance product that meets his or her individual needs. If the plan they select costs less than the company plan, most believe the worker should get to keep the change.
It's not just the idea of making the choice that drives these numbers, it's the belief held by most Americans that competition will do more than government regulation to reduce the cost of health care. For something as fundamental as medical care, government policy must be consistent with deeply held American values. That's why an approach that increases consumer choice has solid support and a plan that relies on mandates and trusting the government cannot survive.
Even if the Supreme Court does not strike down Obamacare, and even if the next President and Congress don't repeal it, how likely is it to collapse under its own weight anyway?
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http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/political_commentary/commentary_by_scott_rasmussen/even_if_it_survives_the_court_the_health_care_law_ is_doomed
Even If It Survives the Court, the Health Care Law Is Doomed
A Commentary By Scott Rasmussen
Friday, March 30, 2012
(snip)
....Additionally, the cost estimates for funding the program are likely to keep going up. Eighty-one percent of voters expect it to cost more than projected, and recent Congressional Budget Office estimates indicate voters are probably right. But it's not the narrow specifics and cost estimates that guarantee the ultimate demise of the president's health care plan. It's the fact that the law runs contrary to basic American values and perceptions.
This, then, is the third hurdle the law faces: Individual Americans recognize that they have more power as consumers than they do as voters. Their choices in a free market give them more control over the economic world than choosing one politician or another.
Seventy-six percent think they should have the right to choose between expensive insurance plans with low deductibles and low-cost plans with higher deductibles. A similar majority believes everyone should be allowed to choose between expensive plans that cover just about every imaginable medical procedure and lower-cost plans that cover a smaller number of procedures. All such choices would be banned under the current health care law.
Americans want to be empowered as health care consumers. Eighty-two percent believe that if an employer pays for health insurance, the worker should be able to use that money and select an insurance product that meets his or her individual needs. If the plan they select costs less than the company plan, most believe the worker should get to keep the change.
It's not just the idea of making the choice that drives these numbers, it's the belief held by most Americans that competition will do more than government regulation to reduce the cost of health care. For something as fundamental as medical care, government policy must be consistent with deeply held American values. That's why an approach that increases consumer choice has solid support and a plan that relies on mandates and trusting the government cannot survive.