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Originally Posted by SamInTheBurgh
Your statement is 100% false. Some polling has shown that the majority of Americans support some form of universal health care, but when asked about a single payer government run system, the answer is a resounding no.
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I don't talk through my halo, SITB, and just as I backed up ALL the rest of the information in that post, I can back up the statement with which you appear to take issue. Ready?
This comes from the recent book by Noam Chomsky--which I just happen to be reading at the moment--and which is rigorously documented. I quote from page 225, about halfway down:
"An NBC-
Wall Street Journal poll found that "over 2/3 of all Americans thought the government should guarantee 'everyone' the best and most advanced health care that technology can supply"; a
Washington Post-ABC News poll found that 80% regard universal health care as "more important than holding down taxes"; polls reported in
Business Week found that 67% of Americans think it's a good idea to guarantee health care for all US citizens as Canada and Britain do, with just 2% dissenting' the Pew Research Center found that 64% of Americans favor the "US government guaranteeing health care for all its citizens,
even if it means raising taxes..."
Now, unless you're prepared to argue with an esteemed gentleman who has more honorary degrees than you have fingers and toes, I would suggest it is YOUR statement which is "100% false."
Don't argue with me. I cheat. I use something called facts.