You have to think like an American to understand it. See, American culture strongly incentivizes us to view other people as competitors. We like things that ben

You have to think like an American to understand it. See, American culture strongly incentivizes us to view other people as competitors. We like things that benefit us and don't mind that they hurt others, while at the same time we are wary to adopt things that potentially benefit others more than they benefit us. People that have good healthcare thanks to their job (and those that merely think they do) often view healthcare reform as something that benefits their competitors more than it benefits them. This mindset is also why we have a narrative against all forms of social welfare, because they take our money (at gunpoint, as some would say) and give it to our competitor.