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Why do we even have to have this conversation in the first place (slrpnk.net)

submitted 9 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 9 months ago (2 children)

What polls are you looking at that have universal health care polling well on both sides?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Anyone that asks the question.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

Every poll I can find has the large majority of Republicans opposing single payer health care. Some are in favor of "universal health care" but that being a mix of public and private similar to what the afordable* care act with the individual mandate did.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Op said universal healthcare

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago (1 children)

And said the majority of people on the right support it. I can only find polls where like a 1/3 do.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 9 months ago

Then you aren't looking.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Isn't hard to find, because it never is in contention. Republicans in power, Democrats in power, want the status quo because of the lobby of pharma, healthcare insurance, and corporate control over our bodies. Those in the public on the right and left support government paid healthcare. https://news.gallup.com/poll/468401/majority-say-gov-ensure-healthcare.aspx

[–] [email protected] 7 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

72% of Democrats, 13% of Republicans support government-run system

Currently, 88% of Democrats and 59% of independents but just 28% of Republicans think the government is responsible.

Your source seems to disagree.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Oh OK, just a vast majority of Americans and a growing subset of republicans. So why aren't the democrats choosing a candidate that supports this again?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago

I was just wondering about your statement that majorities on both sides support it. Not really debating that it's a good idea.