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Pew Survey

The Polls Show -- Almost everybody wants a national healthcare system

Excellent news! A recent Pew survey shows that 65% people in the United States want a government guaranteed healthcare system.

The Pew Research Center Survey Report; Beyond Red vs. Blue Health Insurance - May 10, 2005

Solid majorities of every group, with the sole exception of Enterprisers, favor a government guarantee of health insurance for all Americans, even if it means raising taxes. Across the electorate, support for guaranteed health insurance ranges from 55% among Upbeats and 59% among Social Conservatives to 90% among Liberals. By contrast, Enterprisers strongly oppose guaranteed health insurance for all, if it means higher taxes (76% oppose, 23% favor).

 

Percent favoring government health insurance for all, even if taxes increase:

65% of the total
23% of enterprisers
59% of social conservatives
63% of pro-government conservatives
55% of upbeats
64% of disaffecteds
73% of conservative Democrats
65% of disadvantaged Democrats
90% of liberal

 

 

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Comment:
Only the enterprisers ("staunch conservatives") are opposed to tax-supported, government health insurance. The remarkable finding is that 59% of social conservatives ("moderate Republicans") and 63% of pro-government conservatives ("populist Republicans") do favor tax-supported government health insurance. Now if we can only get them to communicate that to their legislators.