Number23
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Thu Mar-25-10 07:11 PM
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After reading DU, I doubt anyone is truly surprised by this data.
I think this is the key quote: "The average income of nonwhites is also lower than that of whites, which likely contributes to their higher support for the healthcare vote."
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| -Gallup: Everyone likes HCR except old white people who are not even much affected by it |
Kurt_and_Hunter |
Mar-25-10 02:57 PM |
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Well, they will have to answer to the death panels... |
rfranklin |
Mar-25-10 03:00 PM |
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Those of us who are over 50 , do not have employer-sponsored |
amandabeech |
Mar-25-10 03:10 PM |
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They don't care about us. Period. We are supposed to wok and pay and get nothing. |
saracat |
Mar-25-10 03:16 PM |
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They don't know what's coming for them, either. |
amandabeech |
Mar-25-10 03:19 PM |
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No, her figures are off. |
stevenleser |
Mar-25-10 07:53 PM |
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I am not a supporter of this approach... |
rfranklin |
Mar-25-10 03:17 PM |
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There is exactly such a system put in place by this bill |
stevenleser |
Mar-25-10 10:37 PM |
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I'm hoping we get a true non-profit PO in place long before we're eligible |
gateley |
Mar-25-10 03:19 PM |
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Nope. First Social Security. |
amandabeech |
Mar-25-10 03:21 PM |
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Social security is an entirely different animal, one with which I'm not familiar. |
gateley |
Mar-25-10 03:52 PM |
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The Medicare buy-in is at least $700 a month, and that doesn't include |
amandabeech |
Mar-25-10 05:50 PM |
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"Old" refers to the 65+ group. Your (and my) group favored it 48-41 |
Kurt_and_Hunter |
Mar-25-10 03:21 PM |
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Yes, I saw that. |
amandabeech |
Mar-25-10 03:23 PM |
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Not true, your figures are off considerably |
stevenleser |
Mar-25-10 07:53 PM |
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It's the Republicans who don't want the gubmint messin' with their Medicare!! |
TexasObserver |
Mar-25-10 08:47 PM |
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Gray haired grumpy old farts... |
BlueIdaho |
Mar-25-10 03:03 PM |
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Get that health coverage off of my lawn! |
Kurt_and_Hunter |
Mar-25-10 03:04 PM |
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dude - you made me spew Diet Dr. Pepper on my keyboard. :) NT |
Doctor_Horrible |
Mar-25-10 07:40 PM |
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I'm afraid so. |
KayLaw |
Mar-25-10 03:07 PM |
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See my post #7. |
amandabeech |
Mar-25-10 03:16 PM |
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See my post #40 |
stevenleser |
Mar-25-10 07:54 PM |
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That actually should be turned back on those who "DO" benefit. The |
saracat |
Mar-25-10 03:19 PM |
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They always vote against the school budget here for similar reasons |
MadBadger |
Mar-25-10 03:55 PM |
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How sad. |
BlueIdaho |
Mar-25-10 04:47 PM |
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... |
Lost-in-FL |
Mar-25-10 03:03 PM |
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Hey, wait a damn minute! |
CaliforniaPeggy |
Mar-25-10 03:07 PM |
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I'm also an older white married woman and LOVE HCR |
Clyde39 |
Mar-25-10 03:24 PM |
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*High five!* |
CaliforniaPeggy |
Mar-25-10 03:31 PM |
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Count me too. |
MgtPA |
Mar-25-10 06:05 PM |
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Seems electorally ominous |
Prism |
Mar-25-10 03:25 PM |
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Mentally it has been shown Old People tend to resist change -- Interestingly,White Males are similar |
denimgirly |
Mar-25-10 03:26 PM |
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Anyone else struck by the 65+ / Medicare difference? |
Kurt_and_Hunter |
Mar-25-10 03:27 PM |
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Here's a link to Medicare enrollee demographics |
Prism |
Mar-25-10 03:31 PM |
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Thanks Couldn't find the datum, though |
Kurt_and_Hunter |
Mar-25-10 03:41 PM |
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My rough math |
Prism |
Mar-25-10 04:06 PM |
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Which means the people in the poll are, in fact, lying or hopelessly confused |
Kurt_and_Hunter |
Mar-25-10 04:16 PM |
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There are possible explanations for the discrepencies |
Prism |
Mar-25-10 04:45 PM |
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Well... |
Kurt_and_Hunter |
Mar-25-10 05:23 PM |
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I discovered someone on DU a couple of days ago that believes |
DURHAM D |
Mar-25-10 04:49 PM |
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Medicare's confusing sometimes |
Prism |
Mar-25-10 05:42 PM |
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Lots of seniors do not qualify for Medicare |
Bluenorthwest |
Mar-25-10 05:36 PM |
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lol You don't say!!! |
Number23 |
Mar-25-10 07:11 PM |
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I like HCR ...just not the mandates to force my young adult kids |
golfguru |
Mar-25-10 07:37 PM |
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At least 3 DUers are among the unhappy - so unhappy that they visciously attack |
kestrel91316 |
Mar-25-10 07:45 PM |
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What's worse is that their figures are wrong while they are doing it. |
stevenleser |
Mar-25-10 07:55 PM |
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I've been attcked both for being happy for the 32 million even if I don't benefit, |
kestrel91316 |
Mar-25-10 09:36 PM |
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Older American's no matter what color the skin is have been mislead about what is in the bill |
wisteria |
Mar-25-10 08:11 PM |
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check back with them in a couple years |
Skittles |
Mar-25-10 09:26 PM |
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Wow, 58% approval from those of us 18 to 34. |
Jennicut |
Mar-25-10 09:32 PM |
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Great for our country ~ the nut cases are in the |
goclark |
Mar-25-10 09:34 PM |
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Well, I am a Gen Xer but I love my Grandma. She is 89. I am going to try to explain |
Jennicut |
Mar-25-10 09:36 PM |
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It looks as though younger, minority people -- the ones who would MOST BENEFIT |
Number23 |
Mar-25-10 10:08 PM |
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That stinks that the baby boomers don't like health care. |
applegrove |
Mar-25-10 09:51 PM |
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I think more due to GOP feamongering |
SpartanDem |
Mar-25-10 09:53 PM |
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old white people |
nickinSTL |
Mar-25-10 09:59 PM |
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65% approval from people making 24K or less. |
Warren Stupidity |
Mar-25-10 10:01 PM |
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PS: The reason I specified white... |
Kurt_and_Hunter |
Mar-25-10 10:50 PM |
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