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Americans Want Universal Health Care
March 2, 2007 1:22 PM

A majority of Americans say the federal government should guarantee health insurance to every American, especially children, and are willing to pay higher taxes to do it, according to the latest New York Times/CBS News poll.

It's just a matter of time before we get over the propaganda fed to us by the HMOs and Big Pharma which say that Universal Health Care is socialized medicine and anti-American. It's not. It's smart policy, and now more Americans than not say that all of us should have some sort of health care coverage:

Only 24 percent said they were satisfied with President Bush's handling of the health insurance issue, despite his recent initiatives, and 62 percent said the Democrats were more likely to improve the health care system. The poll found Americans across party lines willing to make some sacrifice to ensure that every American has access to health insurance. Sixty percent, including 62 percent of independents and 46 percent of Republicans, said they would be willing to pay more in taxes. Half said they would be willing to pay as much as $500 a year more.

Finally:

One question offered a choice between the current system and a national health insurance program covering everyone, administered by the government and financed by taxpayers. Thirty-eight percent said they preferred the current system, 47 percent the government-run approach.

Like Climate Change, which is now an established fact, the acknowledgement is fast approaching that Universal Health Care is good for society and will pay for itself many times over, if we can just get beyond the canard that it is "socialized" medicine.

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