I'd like to think the biggest reason is that most people just don't believe the politicians can pull it off. There's a significant amount of people still pissed off at how much we spent to "fix" the economy. Then of course there's the ethics and moral arguments and the patronizing nature of the bill, etc. I don't disagree with the article but I'd point out that it goes beyond that. People are actually quite stupid but they're stupid in a "clever" way.

That is, they may not realize all the ins and outs of a policy but they can read a person and their instincts tell them that anything that sounds too complicated isn't going to work. That's actually a principal of dealing with people. If you can't simplify what your plans are and communicate them in simple language over a short period of time, you'll lose people's faith. The longer you talk, the more people draw an analogy to a bad movie where the villain is explaining his elaborate scheme that undoubtedly fails.

In someone's head they're simplifying what you're saying and with the health bill it boils down to a socialistic approach on health care. There's a large number of people in the country, myself included, who find socialism to be immoral. Not to mention people are already concerned with the fiscal health of the country and there's a basic lack of trust that the politicians have solidified the financial grounding of our government. You're going to feel knee-jerk 'no' reactions to anything that gives the impression that it will increase spending.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 02/03/2010 04:30AM by Death_Claw.