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Politics : A US National Health Care System? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: John Koligman who wrote (7145)	6/20/2009 9:55:16 PM
From: skinowski	2 Recommendations Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 42652

Nearly six in 10 said they would be willing to pay higher taxes to make sure that all are insured, with four in 10 willing to pay as much as $500 more a year. 500 bucks? That's nice. And where will the other 5K come from? Da printer? -g Maybe the public is not entirely realistic about the costs.

To: John Koligman who wrote (7145)	12/9/2009 9:46:17 PM
From: Peter Dierks	Respond to of 42652

Obama Wears Out the Welcome Mat Fifty six percent of voters disapprove of the president's handling of health care. DECEMBER 9, 2009, 1:33 P.M. ET. By JOHN FUND On the very morning Senate Democrats claim to have reached a "broad agreement" on a health care bill that will allow Americans over age 55 to "buy" into Medicare, a new Quinnipiac poll shows just how little support the Senate efforts inspire among the American people. Voters oppose the bill by 52% to 38%, and President Obama's handling of health care gets even more of a thumbs down, with 56% of those surveyed registering disapproval. By more than two to one, Americans say extending health care to the uninsured will cause their own costs to go up, and a plurality expect quality to decline as well. By 71% to 21%, voters don't think universal coverage is worth lower quality of care. "It's a good thing for those pushing the health care overhaul in Congress that the American people don't get a vote. At this time, supporters are down 14 percentage points," says Peter Brown, assistant director of the Quinnipiac Poll. The poll also reports that President Obama's personal approval rating has fallen to 46%, an all-time low. Among independent voters, only 37% now like the job he's doing. "Analyzed by religion, Obama gets a thumbs up from 32% of white Protestants, 42% of white Roman Catholics and 52% of Jews," says Quinnipiac. That last figure, largely predicated on Jewish concerns about Mr. Obama's Mideast policy and the economy, represents a shocking drop in Jewish support. Just over a year ago Mr. Obama won 78% of Jewish voters against John McCain. To read more stories like this one, please subscribe to Political Diary. online.wsj.com