Healthcare: If It's Broke - Fix It!

[yesthattom]

http://www.americanprogress.org/site/pp.asp?c=biJRJ8OVF&b=1372037#

Given this starting point, it is still startling that 86 percent of Americans say they support ‘reforming our current health care system to provide affordable health care for all Americans.’ We would point out that this language secures significantly higher initial support than we have historically seen for the more common phrase ‘universal health care.’ Support for the proposition is broad, including at least 80 percent of those in virtually every demographic group and every region of the country; even 76 percent of Republicans agree. The language used is critical to securing this broad support, with two key reassurances included:...

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[awfief.livejournal.com]

I can see that -- "universal" translates to "everyone gets it" -- like a handout. "affordable" means you still have to buy it, but it's something you can afford.