To: Alighieri who wrote (633599 ) 10/28/2011 2:36:16 PM From: joseffy Respond to Healthcare law's popularity hits new low thehill.com Support for Democrats' healthcare reform has hit its lowest point since the law passed in March 2010, says a new monthly poll 51 percent of respondents to the latest poll had an unfavorable view while only 34 percent had a favorable impression. The poor polling numbers all but ensure that the law will be a handicap for many Democrats — and the president himself — going into the 2012 election. They also suggest that Republicans' constant hammering at the law has been effective: Only 18 percent of respondents now expect that they and their families will be better off thanks to the law, down from 27 percent just last month.The poll caps several weeks of bad news relating to the law. a 9 percent hike in family premiums this year . Rather than driving premiums down by $2,500, as President Obama promised during the 2008 campaign, the healthcare law is responsible for about one sixth of that increase, according to Kaiser.earlier this month, the administration announced that the law's long-term-care CLASS program was unsustainable and that it was dropping it. The move has infuriated many of the law's supporters, who feel the Department of Health and Human Services hasn't been honest about its intentions.Comments OBOZOCARE is a 2700 page pile of Marxist trash, heading for the dumpster.BY Abe on 10/28/2011 at 09:18youtube.com
