We seem to be running around in circles trying to understand the alien thought processes of ordinary Americans who hate and despise the idea of universal health care. Here are the main theories:
a. They've got coverage from their employer and don't want any more of their taxes going to the poor.
b. They've got Medicare/Medicaid (almost 100 million do) and they don't want their benefits spread thinner.
c. Even if they have no coverage, they would rather suffer than have any more of their taxes going to the blacks and Mexicans.
d. Even if they have no coverage and aren't racist, they believe that God will protect their health, until He doesn't, in which case it's what they deserve, but they're sure God will make it tougher on queers and atheists.
We can't even figure out how many people reside in each of these factions, because the above opinions are so disgusting that image-savvy Americans would lie to a survey-taker about holding them.
It will take a lot of survey and focus group questions to sort out why people think the way they do. If I could pay for only one of them, my intent would be:
To discover whether opponents do or do not believe Europeans, Canadians, Japanese, et al, have a JUST health-care system compared to America.
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