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Public skeptical of Bush's "You can go fuck yourself Grandma" bill
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| DaveSaenz |
http://abcnews.go.com/sections/poli...oll_031208.html
Medical Doubt
Poll: Americans Skeptical of Medicare Changes in New Bush Legislation
Analysis
By David Morris
Dec. 8— Americans are casting a skeptical eye on the Medicare changes signed into law by President Bush, according to an ABCNEWS/Washington Post poll. More disapprove than approve of the legislation, with doubts peaking among senior citizens and among those who've been following the issue most closely.
Among all Americans, 38 percent disapprove of the Medicare changes, slightly more than the 32 percent who approve (many, 30 percent, are withholding judgment). But it's a broader spread — 47 percent to 26 percent disapproval — among senior citizens, and a similar 46 percent to 32 percent disapproval in the next age group, 55- to 64-year-olds.
Moreover, disapproval is highest among the one-sixth of the public — many seniors among them — who have been following the issue most closely. Most people in this highest-attention group, 56 percent, disapprove of the plan; indeed, many of them disapprove "strongly." People who know more about it, this result suggests, like it less.
Partisan Politics
There's a partisan political aspect to views of the plan. It's far more popular among Republicans (49 percent approve, while 23 percent disapprove) than among others. Democrats disapprove by 52 percent to 22 percent; independents, by 41 to 30 percent.
It follows, then, that the legislation has not delivered any immediate political boost to the president. His overall job approval rating in this poll is 53 percent, not up and if anything slightly down from its recent level (57 percent last month and 56 percent in October).
The intensity of views on the Medicare changes underscores the public's response. Just 7 percent of Americans "strongly" approve, while nearly three times as many, 19 percent, strongly disapprove. Strong disapproval rises to 30 percent of seniors and, as noted, 45 percent of those who've been following the issue closely. Fourteen percent of Republicans strongly approve — but twice as many Democrats strongly disapprove. |
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| davinox |
| old people have never been so greedy. |
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| NeoPhono |
| Screw senior citizens and the AARP. They are as a group the wealthiest of any age bracket and they bitch more than anyone for medical and other cost cuts. They are the demographic best suited for being able to deal with medical costs, yet they are always demanding more. This while younger Americans who pay their social security and medicare bills struggle. I think we need to have it like in Logan's Run where you get your ass shot once you get too old. Okay, I feel better now. |
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