Comedy gold - sure, but the ignorance, it burns! Video and transcript:
If asked to pick between Obamacare and the Affordable Care Act, which would Americans choose? And would it matter to them that they are synonyms for the same fucking thing?
Jimmy Kimmel sent his Q&A crew out into the streets yet again to find out just how misled and uninformed the American public is concerning the healthcare debate, and returned with some unfortunately unsurprising responses.
From Gawker.
Transcript of one illuminating conversation shows we really, really need to focus on educating the public - or deprogramming them!
So you disagree with Obamacare?
Yes I do.
Do you think insurance companies should be able to exclude people with preexisting conditions?
No.
Do you agree that young people should be able to stay on their parent's plans until they're 26?
They should be able to, yes.
Do you agree that companies with 50 or more employees should provide health care?
I do.
And so, by that logic, do you support the Affordable Care Act?
I do.
Do you think Obamacare is socialist?
Yes, I do.
Do you think the Affordable Care Act is socialist?
No.
What's in a name? Lots when it comes to Obamacare/ACA
In CNBC's third-quarter All-America Economic Survey, half of the 812 poll respondents were asked if they support Obamacare and the other half if they support the Affordable Care Act.
First thing: 30 percent of the public doesn't know what ACA is, vs. only 12 percent when we asked about Obamacare. More on that later.
Now for the difference: 29 percent of the public supports Obamacare, compared with 22 percent who support ACA. Forty-six percent oppose Obamacare and 37 percent oppose ACA. So putting Obama in the name raises the positives and the negatives. Gender and partisanship are responsible for the differences. Men, independents and Republicans are more negative on Obamacare than ACA. Young people, Democrats, nonwhites and women are more positive on Obamacare.
If you know anyone that hasn't been paying attention (for the last five years) I recommend giving them this cartoon video. It explains it all concisely and clearly.