Quinnipiac Poll: Americans Still Disapprove Of Obamacar
"This law is a disaster waiting to happen. Imagine the burden we’re placing on the single mom who wants to open her own store. Or the young entrepreneur who wants to sell some new idea. Or the business owners we all know from back home – the folks who employ so many of our constituents. Instead of encouraging them to create jobs and grow the economy, we’re hitting them with a brick of regulations." ~ Sen. Mitch McConnell
"Even though it’s been over three years since Democrats jammed President Obama’s massive health care spending bill through Congress in an unseemly process full of backroom deals, Americans still don’t approve of the law and still don’t think it’s going to improve health care in the United States.
Buried in a new Quinnipiac poll are a couple of questions about Obamacare that are quite illustrative of Americans’ continued skepticism towards the law. Asked overall if they approve or disapprove of the law, 41% of respondents said they approved, while 46% disapproved. As has been the case form the beginning, the intensity remains on the side of those who disapprove of the bill. Overall, 35% strongly disapprove of the law, with only 21% strongly approving. Among independents, 33% strongly disapprove. Among respondents age 55 and over, 39% strongly disapprove and 49% disapprove overall, with only 36% approving overall.
Critically, when asked whether they think Obamacare will mostly help them personally, hurt them personally, or have no effect on them, only 15% of respondents said they thought it would help them. And 37% said they thought it would hurt them. Not even one in three Democrats thought the law would help them personally.
It’s hardly surprising that Americans still aren’t sold on this law, especially given all the news in how the Obama administration’s implementation of it is falling far short of its promises. According to CNNMoney, “Small businesses were no great fans of Obamacare -- but at least they liked the promise of the health exchanges. Now, some of the benefits might not appear for at least a year. . . . Under a new proposal from federal regulators, each business owner would still have their pick of insurance from several providers. But businesses would be limited to choosing a single plan to cover all their employees. An expansion of more options would not come until at least 2015. It would limit employers who currently offer several plan options to their employees. That makes up about half of all small businesses, according to health insurance broker Jesse Smedley. ‘People who are used to having a choice and offering multiple plans are going to be pissed off,’ said Smedley, who owns iHealthBrokers.”
CNNMoney then interviewed a couple small business owners about the problems this creates for them. “Zachary Davis, who owns two ice cream shops and a cafe in Santa Cruz, Calif. . . . currently provides health insurance to his 20 full-time workers, a diverse group that ranges from college students to seniors. Davis chose to offer his employees three different types of plans to better suit their needs. . . . Davis said limiting each business to a single plan would be a deal breaker, keeping him out of Obamacare exchanges. ‘That would not be a good fit for us. Having options is very important,’ Davis said. ‘For a business like ours -- and a lot of businesses I deal with on a regular basis -- I can't see that making sense.’ . . . Small employers like to provide workers with a range of health care options because it makes them more competitive with large corporations. That's why Lajuanna Russell wants to keep her options open. She's the president of an organizational consultancy group in Alexandria, Va., Business Management Associates. . . . ‘I wouldn't want to impose limits on my employees that a large business -- or even another small business -- isn't placing on them,’ she said. ‘I want them to have choice. I want them to be able to make decisions that are good for them and their family, because every family is different.’”
The results of a recent U.S. Chamber of Commerce pollof small business executives are unsurprising: “Requirements of the health care law are now the biggest concern for small businesses, having bumped economic uncertainty from the top spot which it has held for the last two years. 77% say the health care law will make coverage for their employees more expensive, and 71% say the law makes it harder for them to hire more employees. 32% of small businesses plan to reduce hiring as a result of the employer mandate, and 31% will cut back hours to reduce the number of full time employees.”
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Buried in a new Quinnipiac poll are a couple of questions about Obamacare that are quite illustrative of Americans’ continued skepticism towards the law. Asked overall if they approve or disapprove of the law, 41% of respondents said they approved, while 46% disapproved. As has been the case form the beginning, the intensity remains on the side of those who disapprove of the bill. Overall, 35% strongly disapprove of the law, with only 21% strongly approving. Among independents, 33% strongly disapprove. Among respondents age 55 and over, 39% strongly disapprove and 49% disapprove overall, with only 36% approving overall.
Critically, when asked whether they think Obamacare will mostly help them personally, hurt them personally, or have no effect on them, only 15% of respondents said they thought it would help them. And 37% said they thought it would hurt them. Not even one in three Democrats thought the law would help them personally.
It’s hardly surprising that Americans still aren’t sold on this law, especially given all the news in how the Obama administration’s implementation of it is falling far short of its promises. According to CNNMoney, “Small businesses were no great fans of Obamacare -- but at least they liked the promise of the health exchanges. Now, some of the benefits might not appear for at least a year. . . . Under a new proposal from federal regulators, each business owner would still have their pick of insurance from several providers. But businesses would be limited to choosing a single plan to cover all their employees. An expansion of more options would not come until at least 2015. It would limit employers who currently offer several plan options to their employees. That makes up about half of all small businesses, according to health insurance broker Jesse Smedley. ‘People who are used to having a choice and offering multiple plans are going to be pissed off,’ said Smedley, who owns iHealthBrokers.”
CNNMoney then interviewed a couple small business owners about the problems this creates for them. “Zachary Davis, who owns two ice cream shops and a cafe in Santa Cruz, Calif. . . . currently provides health insurance to his 20 full-time workers, a diverse group that ranges from college students to seniors. Davis chose to offer his employees three different types of plans to better suit their needs. . . . Davis said limiting each business to a single plan would be a deal breaker, keeping him out of Obamacare exchanges. ‘That would not be a good fit for us. Having options is very important,’ Davis said. ‘For a business like ours -- and a lot of businesses I deal with on a regular basis -- I can't see that making sense.’ . . . Small employers like to provide workers with a range of health care options because it makes them more competitive with large corporations. That's why Lajuanna Russell wants to keep her options open. She's the president of an organizational consultancy group in Alexandria, Va., Business Management Associates. . . . ‘I wouldn't want to impose limits on my employees that a large business -- or even another small business -- isn't placing on them,’ she said. ‘I want them to have choice. I want them to be able to make decisions that are good for them and their family, because every family is different.’”
The results of a recent U.S. Chamber of Commerce pollof small business executives are unsurprising: “Requirements of the health care law are now the biggest concern for small businesses, having bumped economic uncertainty from the top spot which it has held for the last two years. 77% say the health care law will make coverage for their employees more expensive, and 71% say the law makes it harder for them to hire more employees. 32% of small businesses plan to reduce hiring as a result of the employer mandate, and 31% will cut back hours to reduce the number of full time employees.”
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