Poll: Most unaffected by Obamacare

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Source: Politico

More Americans believe the Affordable Care Act has hurt their families’ situations than helped, but a vast majority say they have been unaffected by the law, according to a new poll released Tuesday.

The Gallup survey says that 19 percent of Americans say they have been hurt by the ACA, while 9 percent believe their families have benefited from the law. Sixty-nine percent, however, say “Obamacare” has not affected their situation at all.


Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2013/11/obamacare-gallup-poll-100403.html

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[SleeplessinSoCal]

1. This is one of those polling questions I cannot imagine people not lying about.

You can bet there were plenty who said they were hurt who weren't.

[Scuba]

2. Most polls are designed to shape opinion, not measure it.

[bigdarryl]

3. So let me get this straight

Most Americans are not affected by the ACA BUT they have a negative view of the law.What utter BULLSHIT!! and I'm willing to bet most polled in this randem have some kind of health insurance.It is apparent that all the negative news media press is affecting peoples opinion of the law

[dotymed]

4. HOW?

How can we help the impoverished (so many) in the red states whose governors have refused to open the Medicaid rolls?

These are the masses that believe (rightfully so?) that Obamacare has hurt them.
They are too poor to buy insurance (many suffer from pre-existing conditions that prevent them from working and are continually denied SS or Medicaid) and fear that they will be fined for being poor and uninsured.
IDK the answer but I know many people in this category.

[Javaman]

5. These types of stories never fail to confirm my belief that the general population of the U.S. are

morons.

[MindMover]

6. Polling is an art form based on, 1. Questions asked 2.Who you ask 3. How you ask the question.