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Actually, it's a pretty split issue. The sample you got in the pharmacy class may be a bit scewed because pharmacy tends to attract conservatives (that's the case at my school, anyway.)
Is you look at the polls, most people in the US actually support a universal healthcare system. Here is a sample - many more polls listed on this site back it up as well.
http://pollingreport.com/health1.htm#Delivery
"Which of these do you think is more important: providing health care coverage for all Americans, even if it means raising taxes, OR, holding down taxes, even if it means some Americans do not have health care coverage?" Options rotated
(date - coverage for all - keep taxes down - unsure)
% % %
10/03 79 17 4
12/99 71 26 3
That's about 4-to-1 for socialized medicine.
Is you look at the polls, most people in the US actually support a universal healthcare system. Here is a sample - many more polls listed on this site back it up as well.
http://pollingreport.com/health1.htm#Delivery
"Which of these do you think is more important: providing health care coverage for all Americans, even if it means raising taxes, OR, holding down taxes, even if it means some Americans do not have health care coverage?" Options rotated
(date - coverage for all - keep taxes down - unsure)
% % %
10/03 79 17 4
12/99 71 26 3
That's about 4-to-1 for socialized medicine.