There's no excuse for the Assembly Speaker delaying the single-payer bill.

[Ken Burch]

What matters is passing the bill. The funding mechanism can be worked out later.

There's no way the funding issue can possibly be worth putting lives in danger by putting healthcare access in danger.

If the bill dies because of this detail, nothing even close will be introduced to replace it

It will just be the status quo forever.

There's nothing about the funding part that could possibly be worth destroying the only chance for single-payer California may ever get.

[msongs]

1. it will be back next year....an election year. a nice hot potato for somebody nt

[The River]

2. Funding

is not a minor detail.
It would be nice if California could lead the way forward on this issue and it would really help if we did it right the first time. It's important but it's also complicated. Who knew?
No status quo is forever and this won't be our only chance.
We can always go a ballot initiative if enough people want it.

[Hoyt]

3. Funding and the fear of telling constituents their taxes would increase 17%, beat Vermont's efforts.

Guess they felt constituents wouldn't understand that 17% point increase in taxes offset premiums.

If California fails, single payer is through nationally -- putting even more lives at risk.

I'm disappointed California delayed this, but the funding mechanism is a major point since it involves tax increases which Californians don't like. There is no guarantee the Trump admin is going to help California with transitioning Medicare and Medicaid funds to a state single payer system. If California has to carve those out of the single payer plan, it will be very difficult to make it work.

[Mr.Bill]

4. So some shithead republican

will run for Governor on the platform that the Democratic candidate wants to raise your taxes by (insert outrageous number here)% to give "free health care to illegal aliens", or some nonsense like that.

Pass this now, not during an election year.