Social Security

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40. People can't buy what they never hear about

All of the positions below are far to the left of Obama, let alone Republicans

http://capitalgainsandgames.com/blog/stan-collender/2178/polls-and-federal-budget-debate-two-roads-diverging-wildly

I raise this because current polls continue to show that there’s a substantial disconnect between what’s being said about what people want on the budget and actual public opinion. Indeed, the latest polling on budget-related issues shows that the purported lessons of the 2010 midterm elections are much closer to wishful thinking than an accurate assessment of existing public sentiment.

For example, House Republicans have insisted that voters gave them a mandate in November to cut Medicare spending, but a poll released last week by Bloomberg showed that 76 percent of respondents opposed such reductions. Education also appears to be on the chopping block in the House, but 77 percent of respondents said education cuts were not justified. As usual, reductions to foreign aid received the most support — 72 percent — but that part of the budget has drawn little attention.

In addition, the mantra we’re hearing that revenue increases are unacceptable is completely contradicted by the 59 percent of respondents who supported repealing a cornerstone of the tax deal put in place in December — an extension of tax cuts for households earning more than $250,000 per year.

Strong public sentiment in favor of single payer also, an option that was never "on the table"
http://www.medicareforall.org/pages/Chart_of_Americans_Support