Working on some research

Ever since I started this blog, I have been able to see countless videos, letters and posts by both angry and passionate Americans on health care reform. I wondered why so many of these citizens felt so strongly about the health care reform. I decided to do some research on the sociological aspects that motivate people to feel so passionate about reform but much of my research came up empty. Most of what I found dealt with explaining why the health care system is failing and what can be done to reform the system. Although that is very useful information, it does not address why it is so hard to pass a reform bill. Across the nation, senators and representative faced angry mob crowds demanding that they leave their health care alone yet when we look at some studies done other years it shows that a large majority want reform. There are very few articles that explain why Americans want reform yet when it comes down to passing a bill it either does little in reform or it completely fails in congress. Therefore I will venture in to the world of academia and seek to answer the question of why the public opposes reform when they are clearly demanding for it. As seen in the past couple of months, public opinion, if loud enough, has the power to change the course of policy in government. If we do find explanations to these questions, we may be able to finally understand the concerns of the voters and discover a better plan of attack to make reform more appealing.