While supporters of the health-care bill focus on politics, opponents focus on policy. President Obama made an unfortunate stumble in his August 11 town hall meeting on health care reform. “FedEx and UPS are doing just fine,” he said, attempting to allay fears that a public option would drive private insurers out of the market. “It’s the Post Office that’s always having problems.”
That’s precisely what Americans fear, though–that any government-run program would simply eat up tax dollars while they stood in long lines for service. Inadvertently, the president captured Americans’ views about health care reform.
Recommended Stories
Print subscriber? Click here to login/register your account
Digital subscriber? Click here to login/register your account.