RNC Survey (Part 2)

[See my previous post for an explanation of where these survey questions came from.... -JG]

Question #4: Do you believe it is right for the federal government to use age and life expectancy as criteria for determining access to health care?
Yes
No
Undecided
Um, we do that now, by limiting Medicare access to only people over 65. And since access and affordability go hand-in-hand, those people have access. The rest of us are on our own. Is that right?

Question #5: Estimates show that the Democrats’ plan could cost more than $1.7 trillion dollars. Do you believe that America can afford this added debt when the deficit has already reached record levels?
Yes
No
Undecided
First of all, the CBO report just came out that the latest bill is $1 trillion, not $1.7. Second of all, just because something costs $X that doesn't mean that it automatically creates $X of "added debt." (Well, I guess unless you belong to a group who believes that the government should never raise revenue and should borrow money for everything. Hmm, that does sound kind of familiar. I think their group's name starts with an "R.") In fact, the bill is designed with revenue streams to pay for itself. Third of all, I wonder who we have to thank for the deficit having "already reached record levels." I think their group's name also starts with an "R."

Question #6: If you have private insurance, please rate your level of satisfaction with your coverage.
Excellent
Good
Satisfactory
Unsatisfactory
N/A
This is one of those genuinely complex issues. "If you have private insurance," then yes, you may be relatively happy with it. But as I pointed out in an earlier post on this blog, people with Medicare are happy with that, too (maybe happier than you). And if you're one of the people that has to answer "N/A" to this question, well, you're in trouble.