> OTOH, opponents look at the same people and start to get mad that these people should get "something for nothing", that their tax dollars are used to help people that may have made bad choices.
I don't think the stigma of a lazy person is really associated with not being able to afford health care. I think it's generally understood that even a diligent individual may have a hard time paying for health care in our system. Basically all this plan is proposing is shifting more tax dollars to subsidize health care like we have it subsidizing the post office.
I think there are two primary groups against this: rich people that are financially invested in the current health care system somehow, and middle and sub middle class people who do not believe in people getting "something for nothing"
I don't think the stigma of a lazy person is really associated with not being able to afford health care. I think it's generally understood that even a diligent individual may have a hard time paying for health care in our system. Basically all this plan is proposing is shifting more tax dollars to subsidize health care like we have it subsidizing the post office.
I think there are two primary groups against this: rich people that are financially invested in the current health care system somehow, and middle and sub middle class people who do not believe in people getting "something for nothing"