Small Biz Health Care Daily: Opposition Grows

If you were wondering about the impact of President Obama’s health care speech on his plan to reform the system, a new survey by Rasmussen Reports released on September 15 noted that opposition reached a new high of 55%, with support matching a previous low of 42%.

People are very wise to be highly skeptical of this entire endeavor.

The President is claiming that more government intervention in health care will save money and improve care. Just a little bit of economic common sense and some basic knowledge of history point in the completely opposite direction. That is, it will mean much higher costs and reduced access to quality care. And in fact, Rasmussen reports that 53% believe this reform will make health care costs go up, with only 17% agreeing that costs would fall.

Raymond J. Keating
Chief Economist
Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council