56% Say Government Not Responsible For Healthcare Coverage...
by: Les Carpenter Rational Nation USA Lib e rty -vs- Tyr a nny Could there be a problem with the Obama administration and it salesmanship? I find it odd that the years immediately preceding Obama's presidency support was much higher for government involvement in healthcare. Or, could it be the result of incessant hammering away by republicans against ObamaCare since 2009? GALLUP - The most recent data were collected in Gallup's annual Health and Healthcare poll, conducted Nov. 7-10. The percentage of U.S. adults who said it is the federal government's responsibility to ensure all Americans have healthcare coverage peaked at 69% in 2006. Attitudes began to shift significantly in 2007, and continued to change through the time President Barack Obama took office in 2009. Americans who feel healthcare coverage is not the federal government's responsibility have been in the clear majority the past two years. Most Republicans Now View Ensuring Healthcare Coverage...