2010 Likely To Be Another Tough Year for President Obama

During the festive Christmas season, US President Barack Obama finally has something he is extremely happy about. This is because the US Senate finally passed the health care reform bill extending coverage to 31 million US nationals, and landed President Barack Obama a major political victory. On a party line with the required 60 votes, Senate Democrats supported the bill. After suffering setback at the UN Climate Change Conference held in Copenhagen, the approval of the health reform bill by the Senate has indeed added a touch of festive joy to President Obama. However, after his festive holidays, President Obama will again face other headaches especially those related to his health care reform bill.

Recent Pro-Democrat Opinion Poll
The US Senate regulations would require 60 votes for the bill to pass through. President Obama's health care reform bill just received enough votes in his favor. Moreover, a recent pro-Democrat opinion poll has shown that only 42 percent people, who participated in the survey, are supportive of President Obama's health care reform bill. On the other hand, the 56 percent of people who opposed the health care reform bill has reflected the reality that US nationals in general are not in favor for all citizens enjoying the same health care insurance system equally.
Under the old medical care system, as many as 47 million US citizens do not have medical insurance coverage. Among this group of citizens, 20 million of them do not work hard to earn a living or do not engage in decent work.

The uninsured population also includes new immigrants who obtain residency status. In general, most US nationals advocate self-reliance in adopting a hard working lifestyle to earn a living. As such, although the average US nationals do acknowledge that it is a good virtue for the government to use massive amount of money to help the needy, they are unwilling to allow the government to use taxpayer money to help the lazy people. As such even the supporters of President Obama do not agree with the President's universal system of medical care plan. They feel the new health plan is unfair to those who work hard.

Uphill Task Ahead
We believe that when the House of Representatives finally approves the new health care reform plan proposed by President Obama, it will be a mammoth task for the Obama administration to find $ 1 trillion to extend medical coverage to all citizens. By then the impact of the medical reform bill on the insurance industrials and the disputes between patients and sicknesses to be covered in the new medical bill can take up President Obama's energy to handle. Such confusion will not help to improve the job situation in the United States either. When the US mid-term congressional election is only 11 months away, 2010 is going to be another uphill task for President Obama.