Another great article at the Washington Post on Obamacare.
This time the question — the poll — is why Americans like or dislike Obamacare. In other words, as Sean Sullivan puts it, “…why do the law’s supporters like it? And why do opponents hate it?” He adds, “Thanks to a poll released this week by the Kaiser Family Foundation, we can answer these questions.”
According to the Kaiser poll, 46 percent hold an unfavorable view and 38 percent hold a favorable view toward the law, overall.
Sullivan provides two charts that are worthwhile studying.
One chart asks the 38% who have a favorable view of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) to, in their own words, explain what is the main reason for liking it.
The other chart asks the 46% who have an unfavorable view of the ACA to, in their own words, explain why.
View the charts here.
Sullivan concludes:
The fact that cost is an oft-cited reason why Americans like the law as well as a primary justification for why they dislike it speaks volumes for just how far apart the public is on the health-care debate. What one side sees as an attribute, the other side views as a problem.
Republicans and Democrats are already hitting on these themes in an effort to drive turnout in the November midterms. Republicans have been referencing Obamacare much more in the midterm campaign, given its unpopularity and troubled rollout. Expect to hear a lot more about government overreach and cost burdens from GOP candidates and groups.
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The author is a retired U.S. Air Force officer and a writer.