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Americans still skeptical about Obama’s plans
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| Contributor | RP |
| Last Edited | RP Aug 19, 2009 11:17am |
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| Category | Poll |
| Author | Mark Murray |
| News Date | Tuesday, August 18, 2009 11:30:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | One of the reasons why it has become tougher is due to misperceptions about the president’s plans for reform.
Majorities in the poll believe the plans would give health insurance coverage to illegal immigrants; would lead to a government takeover of the health system; and would use taxpayer dollars to pay for women to have abortions — all claims that nonpartisan fact-checkers say are untrue about the legislation that has emerged so far from Congress.
Forty-five percent think the reform proposals would allow the government to make decisions about when to stop providing medical care for the elderly.
That also is untrue: The provision in the House legislation that critics have seized on — raising the specter of “death panels” or euthanasia — would simply allow Medicare to pay doctors for end-of-life counseling, if the patient wishes. |
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