California Democrat Drops Nuclear BOMB On New Universal Health Care Bill

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LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Jack Crowe California’s new universal health care passed the Senate in a Thursday vote, and drew criticism from the unlikeliest of places: Democrats. One in particular dropped this bomb, “We are not debating single payer today because we are not debating a funding source.” Democratic Sen. Ben Hueso told the…

Can A New Tax Pay For Universal Health Care In California?
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Can A New Tax Pay For Universal Health Care In California?

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LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Jack Crowe California may be able to pay for a proposed $400 billion universal health care system through an increased sales tax and a new tax on corporate revenue, according to a report released Wednesday. The report, which was put together by economists at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst, projects the state…