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Politics : Formerly About Advanced Micro Devices
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To: Brumar89 who wrote (556338)3/22/2010 8:10:57 AM
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Most people I've talked to are waiting to see how the passage of a new health care reform bill will effect them personally (excepting people heavily invested in partisan politics). They've heard the claims about how it will take care of everyone, they've heard there are some particular beneficial pieces, and they've seen the anger of the protesters and heard their complaints...and we still have these pending law suits from the states.

The majority of voters didn't support it because they were skeptical about whether or not it was going to improve health care for them. Now we will see. The proof is still in the pudding and we'll all get a taste of that now. If it turns out well, Republicans will be seen as obstructionists, if not, the blame bucket is setting beside the Democrats.

In general: "Voters are furious. They hate Washington. They also detest incumbents. They're concerned most about the economy. And unemployment that's hovering near 10 percent. They're also split over whether Obama's health plan is good for a nation with enormous budget deficits and climbing debt."

This may be an overriding sentiment that drives voting decisions in the short term in spite of any feelings pro or con about health care.

news.yahoo.com
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