Obama Wins Congressional Battle on Heath Care Bill, Not Public Support

For many years in the past, the US Government failed to achieve a universal health care plan that can benefit all citizens. But US President Barack Obama has achieved it. This can be viewed as a political achievement for him since he became the US President more than a year ago.

To majority of the US people, they feel President Obama's domestic and foreign policies have not been able to achieve outstanding results as they have expected. As such President Obama and his supporters have to depend on the passing of this health care reform plan legislative process to win back the support of the majority so that they can stand a better chance to do well in the coming midterm congressional election to be held toward the end of the year.

People's Opinion
However, when Obama's health care reform bill was finally passed by the US Congress, it was but a narrowed win for President Obama. The public opinion has reflected the reality that there are indeed more Americans who oppose the health care reform plan than supporting it. Political analysts opine that President Obama's health care reform plan will become the main debating issue in the coming midterm congressional election. Such prediction can affect the public opinion as midterm congressional election draws nearer each day.

In fact, this is a hint to show that although President Obama has won the congressional battle over his health care reform bill, but on the ground, he might lose the support of majority votes. It is not going to be an easy task for President Obama to win the coming midterm congressional election.

Employment Insurance System
Most Americans do not agree with President Obama's universal health care reform plan for the following two reasons:
First, it is because of the abortion issue. It remains a fact that majority of the people in the United States do not agree with abortion. However, President Obama's health care reform has included medical insurance coverage for abortion. As such for those who oppose abortion, they feel that they pay their taxes to encourage the evil formation of abortion. Since majority of the US people are indeed opposed to abortion, it has led to majority of the people also oppose to Obama's health care reform plan.

Second, the previous US employment insurance system allowed the employees and their family members to be covered with insurance benefits. As such, when the employees retired or if they sudden lost their jobs, they still do not have to worry about their health care insurance coverage. They feel this is a reward for the hard working people. They feel they deserve such benefits for they have worked hard and paid for the same.

The Hurdle
The problem is, with the health care reform bill enacted as law, the hard working people will have to pay more taxes to look after the medical welfare of the people who do not work as hard and thus do not deserve same health care benefits.

As such, most of the people in the United States criticize that Obama's health care reform plan will make the hard working people suffer but allow the lazy people to enjoy the health care benefits.