Obamacare Lacks Support, not only from Republicans

Obamacare is a health care topic that lately is hotly contested; it forces individuals not covered by governmental or employer-provided health insurance to maintain a minimal amount of insurance or face more expensive taxes. Signed into law on March 23, 2012, parts of the law are being contested in the Supreme Court, which will release its decision in June. While going through the Senate and House of Representatives, the bill passed with close margins, with all Republicans voting against the law. Unfortunately for Obama, though his bill was passed, there seems to be overwhelming opposition from both Republicans and Democrats. Formally called the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, the law forces individuals to purchase health care, which violates their rights. The act also increases governmental involvement in what should be a private market. “ It allows Washington to define the health plans that Americans must purchase. It gives bureaucrats the power to influence medical decision-making, which rightfully belongs in the hands of doctors and their patients. And its new taxes and expansion of government health care programs are unaffordable to current and future taxpayers,” (quote found here). What’s more, “The October Kaiser Health Tracking poll shows that, by a margin of 17 percentage points, Americans have an “unfavorable” (51 percent), rather than “favorable” (34 percent) opinion of Obamacare. This margin of opposition is all the more remarkable because the poll by Kaiser, a strong supporter of Obamacare, is skewed notably to the left. It included only 22 percent Republicans to 32 percent Democrats, even though exit polling in the last election showed an even split in party identification (35 percent apiece),” (see this website for more info)