It appears as if people are not all that optimistic about having the same entity that runs the post office making decisions about their medical care. A new WSJ/NBC poll has the gory details:
In mid-June, respondents were evenly divided when asked whether they thought Mr. Obama's health plan was a good or bad idea. In the new poll, conducted July 24-27, 42% called it a bad idea while 36% said it was a good idea.
Among those with private insurance, the proportion calling the plan a bad idea rose to 47% from 37%. [...]
In the Journal poll, only two in 10 people said the quality of their own care would improve under the Obama plan; just 15% of those with private insurance thought it would. Twice as many overall, and three times as many with private coverage, predicted their own care would get worse.
The poll also suggests that people are concerned about the cost of this bureaucratic monstrosity. Obama wants us all to believe that dumping 50 million uninsured people into the system at a cost of a cool trillion is going to save us money. That math doesn't add up anyway you slice it, even more so when the CBO exposed the shell game Obama is playing:
Congressional Budget Office (CBO) Director Douglas Elmendorf said the plans already released by the House and Senate would keep costs rising at an unsustainable pace, fueling criticism from Republicans and some conservative Democrats that the overhaul will bankrupt the country.
A bankrupt country, poor quality health care plans, and bureaucrats denying medical treatment...what's not to like?
