Red Ink Watch: Health Cost Concerns

" You next case. Who's going to pay for health care of the voters all worry that middle America will foot the bill. There is a new poll from Scott Rasmussen of Rasmussen Reports and Scott joins us again today what the new -- telescopic."

" A 54% of Americans say that middle class tax hikes are more important than new spending on health care. In this really shouldn't be a surprise because from the beginning when the American people talked about health care reform. They want something that reduce costs so when they hear is going to cost 800 billion or 900 billion dollars and be covered with somebody putting that bill. It just doesn't seem quite right. How about those who people think are going to be asked to pay for health care reform and it did do people think that is the middle class that's -- to -- Absolutely. Two out of three Americans say the middle class taxes will go up 72%. Say. That if this passes it's likely there will be tax increases on everybody who -- under 250000. Dollars a year. So this is the expectation. It is not what people want to see happen 59%. Would like to see a provision in this health care reform the says there will be no new taxes or fees. For anybody earns less than 250000. Dollars a year to fit -- politicians are listening to this because all of you polls have consistently shown. That there's a real problem with the cost of healthcare reform and who pays for. All the polls also show that Democrats. Strongly believe in health care reform they like the proposal that is out there right now in general terms. Even on questions about the individual mandates and what's more important in terms of spending your tax cuts. Democrats come down the side of passing this plan Republicans and independents have the opposite view. What that means as President Obama and the other democratic leaders. Have to decide which voters are going to listen to if they listen to their party base there will antagonize those closest center. If they moved to the center they're going to deflate the hopes of their base extraordinary -- Rasmussen thanks very much indeed on going to break into this for a second -- we do."