Many participants simply feel it is unfair to ask them to pay more in taxes - particularly when they see so much waste in the program. They want a tax increase considered only as a last resort - but do not outright reject this reform option because they say it is their responsibility to keep Medicare afloat financially. Participants prefer that other reforms are attempted first. The results from the focus group research and the public meetings and community dialogues is strikingly similar. The public voice, whether measured using research methods or by listening to and recording it in communities, is consistent.
People are willing to tackle important and complex issues.
They want accurate information available to them. Having that, people then weigh proposals for change against their values and make sound choices.