Robert Blendon Quotes

When there would be changes, they'd staff up the Social Security offices. Every congressman would staff up the office. Every mayor had a Social Security specialist so at the local level they could help people see how their benefits changed... The aggregate long list of choices - calling an 800 number, going to a website - is just very hard for seniors.

- Robert Blendon

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We have what is called an historic piece of legislation to try to cover 11 million uninsured children. That's the good news. The bad news is we have a nation that does not know that we've enacted this legislation. - Robert Blendon

A lot of Americans don't pay attention to their leaders on a day-to-day basis. They measure presidents, governors and mayors on how they handle big events like a hurricane. This event is not over because the bodies are going to be discovered day by day. - Robert Blendon