Reply #66: It shows how successful the disinformation and misinformation campaign has been.l

[caseymoz]

They are all for the public option when you describe it, but words "public option" have been poisoned. And Conservative Republican agiprop has also poisoned Obama and Democratic involvement in it. They don't trust the president or the Democrats to come up with a plan that really does what it says. Why? We're Nazis that want to send Mom and Grandma to the gas chambers.

However, the report also shows that they like the Public Option, as long as it doesn't cost them higher taxes or premiums to support the uninsured. Overall, 74 percent oppose higher taxes for the uninsured, and 64 percent oppose higher premiums for themselves. The public option isn't an option if the uninsured cannot afford it. Frankly, I think it should be supported by a general and highly progressive tax. You can't expect employers, insurance companies, or employees to afford it.

It hit me just now that one problem insurance companies might have is that it actually will provide better coverage than they do, at their expense, if they have to subsidize it.