Go Figure....

One result of a New York Times/CBS News poll, reported in The New York Times, has got me shaking my head:

In one finding, 75 percent of respondents said they were concerned that the cost of their own health care cost would go up if the government did not create a system of providing health care for all Americans. But 77 percent said they were concerned the cost of health care would go up if the government did create such a system.

In other words, people believe health care is a "lose/lose" proposition; costs will go up regardless. On the other hand, for most of us with health care we like, we understand quality will go down if we get a single payer (i.e., government) system.