Daily Rant – January 24, 2010
January 24, 2010
California Leading the Way, Part II
After our great conservative win in Massachusetts and an announcement that the brakes are being put on the health care bill by Nancy Pelosi (unless they pull the reconciliation trick this weekend), I am saddened to hear state legislators made the first move to OUTLAW people from having private health care insurance and creating a universal health plan for Californians. Can this be constitutional?
Usually I am for states rights, but in this case, I am not. Republicans are outnumbered in the state house, so this is simply another Democrat mandate that is being forced upon us citizens by the central planners. Given that California is already having budget troubles, and this plan costs $225 billion, where will the money come from? Why would these people even consider taking on such an expensive proposition? I know the answer, but I am trying to be civil.
Apparently the results of Tuesday’s election in Massachusetts didn’t make a dent in the fat heads of Sacramento politicians. The election of Scott Brown was clearly a mandate on the unpopularity of a universal health plan. Perhaps California politicians didn’t think this same sentiment applied to bankrupt states like ours.
Maybe we should refresh California legislators’ memories about the result of Hawaii’s attempt to provide universal health care to its children back in 2008. It failed after only 7 months because of…. wait for it… budget shortfalls! And this was to only insure the children. Think how soon it might have gone belly up had they tried to insure everyone! Apparently it was only aimed at children who didn’t have insurance so quickly people dropped their coverage and went into the “free” plan. Surprise, surprise!
As recent as March of 2009, the Boston Globe published an article titled “Mass. healthcare reform is failing us”. They cite 5 specific reasons why this program is a bust, and it is one of the most successful attempts at universal health care.
On the Federal level, sane people need only see the failures of Medicaid and Medicare like doctors opting out due to government’s low reimbursements, and they would see the costs of such a program is unsustainable. For folks who love that word “sustainable” Democrats sure like to push social programs that are not! All this from a group of legislators who couldn’t balance the budget last time because they are spending too much and tax revenues are down. Unemployment is on the rise, tax revenues are falling and the state legislators want to spend more money for health care. It’s time for a regime change.
Our Marin Conservative Forum Executive Committee is going to address this California issue in a letter to our representatives and the governor voicing our outrage at the arrogance of the Democrats in our state who intend to outlaw private health insurance in order to implement a state run plan. These actions will continue our slide into the third world economy. This idea along with their burdensome environmental regulations are breaking the back of the state’s economy and driving up unemployment forcing companies and citizens to leave the state.
- FedUpEditor
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