Republicans Wrong Again: Over 50% Of Small Businesses Want To Keep ObamaCare
What do you know, the Right Wing gets it wrong again. Next thing you know the sun will be rising in the East.
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Republicans Wrong Again: Over 50% Of Small Businesses Want To Keep ObamaCare
By: Ray Medeiros
June 18, 2012
You would think by the way the Republicans have been talking that a clear majority of businesses want the Affordable Care Act be overturned. That is not the case at all, as shown in a recent poll of 800 small businesses throughout Florida, Illinois, Louisiana, Michigan, Missouri, New York, Texas and Virginia.
Only 30% of small businesses want the healthcare law overturned while 50% want it to stand with minor or no changes, according to the Small Business Majority.
Remember when Nancy Pelosi said, you have to learn what is in it to like it? Well it turns out she was right. As more and more businesses and people find out what is actually in the law, the more support it gains.
A 66% majority of small business owners say they would use their state exchange or at least consider using it, compared to 8% who say they would not consider using it when they provide benefits.
Nearly 8 in 10 owners support prohibiting health plans from denying coverage based on preexisting conditions, 72% support requiring insurance companies to spend at least 80% of small group premiums on patient care and quality improvement (as opposed to plan administration, marketing and profits) and 65% support allowing states to review and potentially reject excessive premium rate increases.
Nearly half of small business owners say they would be more likely to extend coverage to employees if they qualified for the small business healthcare tax credit.
46% identified as strong Republican or independent-leaning Republican, 39% identified as Democrat or independent-leaning Democrat and 12% identified as Independent.
Of course Republicans wouldn’t want Americans to know what is in the report. For instance, elderly Americans can now go for wellness visits at no cost. This means, because of the Affordable Care Act, our elderly citizens can now stay healthy by going to their primary doctor and it will not cost them anything, including no co-pay.
Add on the other popular provisions, like Americans can no longer be denied coverage for pre-existing conditions,and keeping young adults on their parents insurance up until the age of 26.
The Supreme Court will be deciding the fate of the law this month. Republicans have yet to come up with a replacement for the law as they have promised. In fact there have been some chirps by the GOP that popular provisions should stay intact, such as the ban on denying coverage for pre-existing conditions and keeping young adults on their parents insurance until they are 26.
This shows that the GOP is on the wrong side of the issue, once again. Just like they were 75 years ago, when they were staunchly against Medicare and other programs to help average Americans.
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I will give my official vote as a small business owner: NO - I DO NOT WANT IT.
of progressive propogandain the ocean that IS the msm.
As was pointed out in another response to this piece , when you poll such a small number of businesses, the poll is not a fair representation of the reality of sentiment toward this bill. See ya at the polls in November AFTER the SCOTUS has struck this
down.
Small business drops coverage...pays the fine...gives employees modest raise...BIG SAVINGS !
Say have you read Eisenhower's 1956 platform? yes or no. If I show any disrespect it because I really hate hypocrisy which is what you republicans practice today. Past republican leaders are spinning in their graves.
Since were talking about hypocrisy, did it ever dawn on you that as you point out your opinion of Republican hypocrisy you mindlessly and publicly display your own hypocrisy? The reality is, we are all hypocrites, you and me alike. Your statement requires hating your own last post, which is riddled with hypocrisy!
I will say it's pretty entertaining! Not everyone can offer self refuting arguments and remain in a position of hypocrisy, void of logic, without realizing it as long as you can! Great job!
Have it ever dawned on you that the president next year will be Obama or Romney? One will work to improve the economy. The other will work to make the rich richer. But you go ahead and bury your head in the sand and hide. I find you pretty entertaining as it is people like you which help explain why this country is on a downward slope.
I doubt it though! All you will do is change the wording and repeat back to me what I request of you. If you need something to back up my reasoning, you need only to look back at your responses!
I'm not interested in your twist of what I say. I'm interested in your inability to answer a question and your inability to provide anything supportive of your claims!
"What claim are you referring to?" There's more than one...Let me list a few for you!
1. "The GOP unfortunately threw Richard Nixon under the bus"
2. " ...today's republicans have so little respect for their past leaders."
3." I really hate hypocrisy which is what you republicans practice today. Past republican leaders are spinning in their graves."
4. "As you have bought into Dems, repubs being all the same."
5. "One will work to improve the economy. The other will work to make the rich richer."
6. "it is people like you which help explain why this country is on a downward slope."
7. "lol, you make a number of charges but no substantiation to them. "
8. "You make no sense because your arguments are incomplete."
9."This is just called backing up your statements which you have failed to do."
10. "You are good at changing the subjects but won't give clear cut answers."
You said You're so bought into this Dem vs Rep BS it's funny! My comment was just in response to this.
5. It is a fact that the economy does better under democratic leadership. Fact is democrats work to improve the economy for everyone while the republicans just work on improving the situation for the rich. Why the hell do you think the rich has gotten richer during the past 30 years?
I will let you respond to these.
5. If that is a fact as you say it is, explain to me how Eisenhower a republican brought about a surplus of over 2.2 billion. What our country has gotten better at under democratic leadership is compromise of morals! We've been taught to look the other way! From A Jackson to B Clinton!