California's new requirement
California Governor Schwarzenegger and the Democrats say California residents should be required to have healthcare coverage.
But the two parties cannot seem to agree on how to pay for it.
The Democrats presented a revised bill on Nov. 8 that would lower the percentage of payroll that employers would have to give to help pay for the plan, from 7.5 percent to a range of 2 to 6.5 percent.
Gov. Schwarzenegger's proposal, on the other hand, varies from 0 to 4 percent of payroll.
Since neither of these are enough to cover the expenses, both parties' plans call for a tax on hospitals equivalent to 4 percent of patient revenues, subject to voter approval.
The Democrats also want to hike the tobacco tax by $2 per pack.
This proposal raises many questions and concerns.
- Should Government mandate individuals to have healthcare?
Should employers be the one’s required to pay the significant part of this?
What penalty is there for individuals who refuse to get insurance and who pays for them?
Why should the hospitals be taxed and singled out?
What happened to individual responsibility?
Labels: government, healthcare
posted by Anonymous at 6:00 AM
2 Comments:
It should noted that Governor Schwarzenegger is a Republican. In the interest of balance, of course.
That idiot state also allows free haven to illegals and expects the government to pay for medical expenses for people who break the law to enter the country illegaly.
Meanwhile, the fed keeps printing money that has no value and our dollar keeps devaluating and our country slowly erodes as our budget keeps getting bigger and bigger and bigger........
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