"Fifty-nine percent of Democratic voters would favor a government policy requiring that citizens remain confined to their homes at all times, except for emergencies, if they refuse to get a COVID-19 vaccine," Rasmussen reported on the survey's discoveries. "Such a proposal is opposed by 61 percent of all likely voters, including 79 percent of Republicans and 71 percent of unaffiliated voters."
Nearly half of Democratic voters polled would be in favor of the government penalizing those who publicly question the COVID-19 vaccine:
"Nearly half (48%) of Democratic voters think federal and state governments should be able to fine or imprison individuals who publicly question the efficacy of the existing COVID-19 vaccines on social media, television, radio, or in online or digital publications," Rasmussen announced as Progressives embrace restrictive policies in place that are targeting the unvaccinated population.
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In the meantime, only 27 percent of all voters, including only 14 percent of Republicans and 18 percent of unaffiliated voters, favor criminal punishment of vaccine critics.
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"After two excruciatingly long years, likely voters are beginning to question the federal government's handling of the pandemic," said Chris Talgo, senior editor and research fellow at The Heartland Institute, which commissioned this poll. "First and foremost, likely voters are beginning to sour on Dr. Anthony Fauci, who seems to have lost credibility after countless flip-flops."
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Talgo continued: "Moreover, almost half of likely voters oppose President Biden's vaccine mandates, which seem less about stopping the spread of COVID-19 and more about increasing the power of the federal government. When asked about several other potential strategies, such as fining those who refuse to get vaccinated, the consensus among likely voters is that the federal government should do less, not more."
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The survey of 1,016 U.S. Likely Voters was carried on January 5, 2022 by the Heartland Institute and Rasmussen Reports. The margin of sampling error is +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence.
The results are not only pointing to hypothetical scenarios. Such measures do already exist in other nations. Across the northern border, the Quebec province intends to charge unvaccinated adults a "health contribution" fee, although legal experts doubt if the proposed tax will withstand constitutional legal challenge.
Germany decided to implement a nationwide lockdown for unvaccinated individuals. The same measure was enacted as well in neighboring Austria.
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