Originally Posted by
ETWolverine
Ex, you are already outside the 67%...
You are in the minority on this, and NOBODY in the majority represents your position. That's not a criticism, just a statement of fact.
Hello again, El:
Like I said... You got your MADE UP numbers.. and I've got the first poll I happened onto when I used the Google machine. It's from the State Journal in WEST VIRGINIA - that bastion of left wing idealogy:
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A majority of West Virginia residents favor health care reform and mountaintop removal coal mining, according to the latest polling data from Mark Blankenship Enterprises. The poll, which was released Sept. 3, said 35 percent of the 400 people polled believe it is very important that President Barack Obama and the U.S. Congress pass a major health care reform bill within the next few months.
Twenty-six percent of respondents said a health care reform bill is somewhat important, while 13 percent said it is not very important and 22 percent said it is not important at all. Three percent did not answer.
The scientific poll was conducted by telephone between Aug. 27 and Aug. 30. It has a sampling error of plus or minus 4.9 percent.
Meanwhile, 42 percent of those polled said they were very satisfied with their health insurance and 36 percent said they were somewhat satisfied. Eight percent said they were not very satisfied and 6 percent said they were not satisfied at all. Eight percent did not answer.
Health care was the top concern on the minds of those polled. The cost of health care had 64 percent very worried and 25 percent somewhat worried. Overall government spending was second with 63 percent very worried and 29 percent somewhat worried.
The federal budget deficit was third, with 59 percent very worried and 29 percent somewhat worried. Finally, unemployment had 58 percent very worried and 33 percent somewhat worried.
But respondents seemed unsure if current proposals by federal officials would solve the problems with the country's health care system, according to the polling data.
Of those polled, 19 percent said the proposed health care bill would improve the system and 32 percent said it would not change it. But 48 percent said the proposal would worsen the system. Eight percent did not answer.
In addition to questions about health care, the poll also focused on the coal industry. According to the data, 87 percent of respondents said the coal industry is very important to the West Virginia economy. That compares to 71 percent for the oil and natural gas industry and 59 percent for timber.
Those polled have a high awareness of mountain top removal, according to the data. Seventy-nine percent have read, seen or heard a lot or some about the topic, while just 14 percent reported they have heard very little and 7 percent heard nothing at all.
When asked if they believe mountaintop removal should be illegal, 72 percent of those polled answered no, while 24 percent said yes. One percent did not know.
A majority of respondents also said mountain top removal is important to the state's economy. According to the data, 47 percent said it is very important and 34 percent said it is somewhat important.
Twelve percent of those polled said mountain top removal is not very important to the state's economy and 7 percent said it is not important at all.
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You don't have to read the stuff about coal..
excon