By Dave Andrusko

In Part One of Today’s News & Views, I write about a backdoor attempt by the Obama Administration to circumvent strong opposition to federally funding so-called “end-of-life planning.” Even by Obama’s flexible standards, using a Medicare regulation is really subversive of the legislative process—bureaucratically accomplishing what your own party ran from legislatively.

But even without Section 1233 –the provision that was dropped from ObamaCare—the “Affordable Health Care Act of 2010” is still deeply unpopular with the public. The lead paragraph in Rasmussen Reports today indicates the resistance and one of the many reasons for the opposition.

“For the second time this month, 60% of Likely Voters at least somewhat favor repeal of the national health care law, while the number who expect health care costs to increase is at its highest level since August.”

There are two nuances. First, the aforementioned fact that this is the second time 60% favor its repeal (49% strongly favor its repeal). According to Rasmussen, since the bill became law in March, support for repeal has ranged between 53% and 63%.

Second, “[L]ast week also marked the first time a majority of voters believe the measure is likely to be repealed.”
ObamaCare was sold on several grounds. Among the most important was the assurance that it would reduce costs, a proposition the public has never bought.

“Sixty-one percent (61%) of voters nationwide believe the law will cause health care costs to go up, which ties the highest level measured on the question since the bill was passed,” according to Rasmussen Reports. “ Only 17% now expect costs to go down while the same number (17%) says costs will stay about the same.”

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