Selected Open Ended Responses To the Question: What is the Main Reason you Have a Unfavorable Opinion of the Individual Mandate?

1. “It is unconstitutional and the government is sticking its nose where it does not belong”
2. “Paying a fine is unfair. People who can't afford insurance can't afford the fine”
3. “The government shouldn't tell you what to do. It’s getting like old Russia. They should not be able to fine you for something you can't afford to buy in the first place”
4. “Because it’s going to cost jobs and employers can't afford it”
5. “Because it’s going to raise the price of everything”
6. “They will not be able to enforce it”
7. “I'm poor and I cannot afford to buy health insurance”
8. “Expanding health care can bring down the quality of the health care service”

Source: Kaiser Health Tracking Poll
Source URL: http://www.kff.org/kaiserpolls/upload/8274-F.pdf

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