POLL: SHOULD CONGRESSMAN ADAM SCHIFF BEAT HIS WIFE PUBLICLY?

Pasadena Sub Rosa ^ | Wayne Lusvardi

[WayneLusvardi]

SICK POLL QUESTION: "SHOULD CONGRESSMAN ADAM SCHIFF BEAT HIS WIFE PUBLICLY?"

I got an email from Congressman Adam Schiff (Democrat-Pasadena, California) today with one of his hoaked up opinion poll questions:

"Should the health care reform bill include the public option?" (the buzz words "public option" means an option for a government run insurance policy as well as private insurance policies).

This type of question already is conclusionary that a health care reform bill will be passed by Congress. In other words, the results are already loaded in favor of health care reform. The question is dishonest. It doesn't ask whether we should have health care reform in the first place.

Two can play this game of loaded questions. The above question is like a court prosecutor asking you a loaded question like "when was the last time you beat your wife?" then giving you a sick question: "Should beating your wife include the option of beating her publicly?" This question should be as repulsive as Congressman Schiff asking you whether you want a "public option" included in the proposed health care bill. We can guess that the acceptable answer would be "yes, I want a fly in my medical ointment!"

Now that I've got your attention, the results of a new non-partisan opinion poll shows how "sick" the proposed health care reforms are.

If anyone at Congressman Schiff's office is reading the political winds accurately they should be wary of passing any health care reform bill. The Galen Institute commissioned the non-partisan International Communications Research (ICR) (not the biased Washington Post) to conduct a poll on the proposed health care reforms. Unlike other politically loaded polls, ICR shows the questions they ask. Below are the startling findings showing OVERWHELMING nonsupport for mandated health care insurance all across the political spectrum.

7 in 10 oppose mandated health insurance!

Congressman Adam Schiff are you listening? Do you get the message from your constituency and from fellow Democrats who are opposed to mandated health insurance and the "public option?" Or are you only interested in sending out stupid and loaded opinion poll questions? ALEXANDRIA, VA. OCTOBER 19, 2009 – The Galen Institute today released new survey results showing overwhelming opposition to the individual mandate and other key components of health reform legislation Congress is considering.

“These findings illustrate strong opposition to fundamental aspects of the bills moving through Congress,” said Galen Institute President Grace-Marie Turner. “People don’t want to be forced to buy insurance they can’t afford or that might not fit their needs, yet the proposals would slap a tax on them if they don’t. And people overwhelmingly oppose reducing seniors’ health benefits or raising taxes on the working and middle class in order to expand coverage to some of the uninsured, yet many in Congress continue to push exactly that.”

“What the public does favor is a targeted approach to solving problems in our health sector, but not a complete Washington-style overhaul of one-sixth of our economy. Washington’s failure to listen is causing great apprehension and concern among the public,” added Turner.

The nationwide random survey of 510 adults was conducted October 8-11, 2009 and has a +/- 4.34 margin of error. International Communications Research (ICR), a non-partisan research firm based in Pennsylvania, conducted the survey.

More Than Seven in Ten Oppose the Individual Mandate

Seventy-one percent of those surveyed said they would oppose “a new law saying that everyone either would have to obtain private or public health insurance approved by the government or pay a tax of $750 or more every year.” Only 21 percent said they would support the law. More than half (54 percent) of all respondents indicate a “strong” opposition to the individual mandate, including 58 percent of those 45-54 years of age and 58 percent of those 55 years and older.

More Than Two-Thirds Oppose Reducing Seniors’ Health Benefits to Pay for Covering the Uninsured

More than two-thirds (68 percent) oppose reducing “some health insurance benefits for senior citizens in order to expand health insurance for some people who are uninsured,” while 28 percent support the idea. Opposition is spread across political party lines as 86 percent of Republicans, 66 percent of Independents, and 59 percent of Democrats oppose this idea.

Opposition to Raising Taxes on the Working and Middle Class to Cover the Uninsured

Fifty-eight percent disagree, most of them “strongly” (44 percent), with the following statement: “I would support an increase in taxes on the working and middle class if it would help provide health insurance to more Americans.” Only 39 percent support the position.

Seventy-one Percent Are Concerned Current Health Insurance Will Change if Congress Passes Health Reform

Seventy-one percent said they were concerned that their current health insurance would change if Congress passes health reform legislation. One-quarter (25 percent) said they were not concerned. Groups with the highest level of concern include: people 55 years and older (84 percent), those aged 45-54 (80 percent), Republicans (82 percent), and Independents (78 percent). Almost half (47 percent) of all respondents indicate they are “very concerned.” Sixty-two percent of people aged 55 years and older are “very concerned,” along with 61 percent of Republicans, 63 percent of those in the South, and 54 percent of Independents.

Support for a Targeted Approach to Addressing Health Care

Forty-nine percent support, “A targeted approach that addresses a few problems at a time.” Forty-one percent support, “A comprehensive approach that makes significant changes to our current health care system.”

Click here to download the news release as a Word document. _________________________________

Here are Details of the Survey’s Results

Question: Let's say that Congress passed a new law saying that everyone either would have to obtain private or public health insurance approved by the government or pay a tax of $750 or more every year. Would you support or oppose this law?

STRONGLY SUPPORT 13% SOMEWHAT SUPPORT 8% SOMEWHAT OPPOSE 17% STRONGLY OPPOSE 54% DON’T KNOW/REFUSED 8%

Question: Which of the following approaches to health care reform do you favor?

A comprehensive approach that makes significant changes to our 41% current health care system? A targeted approach that addresses a few problems at a time? 49% NEITHER 4% DON’T KNOW 5%

Question: Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? "I would support an increase in taxes on the working and middle class if it would help provide health insurance to more Americans."

STRONGLY AGREE 18% SOMEWHAT AGREE 20% SOMEWHAT DISAGREE 14% STRONGLY DISAGREE 44% DON’T KNOW/REFUSED 4%

Question: How concerned are you that your current health insurance will change if Congress passes health reform legislation? Are you ...?

VERY CONCERNED 47% SOMEWHAT CONCERNED 24% NOT VERY CONCERNED 9% NOT CONCERNED AT ALL 17% NOT APPLICABLE/ I 3% CURRENTLY DO NOT HAVE HEALTH INSURANCE DON’T KNOW 1%

Question: Let's say Congress proposed a bill that would reduce some health insurance benefits for senior citizens in order to provide health insurance for some people who are uninsured. Would you support or oppose this bill?

STRONGLY SUPPORT 13% SOMEWHAT SUPPORT 15% SOMEWHAT OPPOSE 20% STRONGLY OPPOSE 48% DON’T KNOW 4% Source: http://www.galen.org/component,8/action,show_content/id,71/category_id,0/blog_id,1

[TBP]

Why not?

[john in springfield]

Absolutely. Better than doing it in private.