Universal health care bill fails in CA after Dems are unable to garner enough votes

[Counselor706]

A bill that would have implemented universal health care in California failed on Monday after Democrats were unable to garner enough votes to push it through the state Assembly.

The law would have been the first of its kind in the United States.

Assembly member Ash Kalra wrote the bill, but she pulled it from consideration after realizing it would not get the needed number of votes from the Democrat-controlled Assembly.

The legislation had no estimate on how much it would cost or how Democrats expected to pay for the project. A study from 2017 said that the bill would cost $331 billion a year, or $356 billion when inflation is taken into account.

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[ll74]

Sounds like a symbolic vote anyway. My guess is they put it up for vote so they can campaign on trying.

 

[Rightguide]

People there probably don't want to give up the last of their take-home pay.

 

[pecksniff]

The law would have been the first of its kind in the United States.

Doesn't Hawaii have something similar?

 

[GothTalk]

People there probably don't want to give up the last of their take-home pay.

Yup. When it comes time for them to put up or shit up suddenly they aren't all that progressive and willing to pay for the worlds HC needs.

Sounds like a symbolic vote anyway. My guess is they put it up for vote so they can campaign on trying.

Of course it's symbolic, (D)'eez don't actually want the rules they want to impose on others..... none of you will actually do the things you consider "progress".

Doesn't Hawaii have something similar?

No. Democrats don't have the courage to lead the way and show us all how amazing a no ID needed universal HC for any and all who show up with their hands out actually works in the real world.

I wonder why that is!!! Doesn't California want to pay for the planets HC needs?? A 99% tax on all the things every day would be WONDERFUL and provide so much equity for all!!!

 

[pecksniff]

Doesn't California want to pay for the planets HC needs??

There's penicillin on Mars?

 

[GothTalk]

There's penicillin on Mars?

Deflectors to MAXIMUM!!!!

Why won't (D)'eez walk the walk when it comes time for THEM to pay for their bullshit policies??

We know why