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California Gov. Gavin Newsom is hoping to make his state the first to offer universal health care to all residents, but it would mean raising taxes to help pay for it.
Newsom announced the plan Tuesday, stating that he wants to provide coverage for everyone living in the state, including illegal immigrants.
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"Here in the largest state in our union, the state of California, we are positioned with this budget to be able to deliver on what we’ve been promoting: universal health care for all, regardless of pre-existing condition, regardless of the ability to pay and regardless of your immigration status," he said.
Gov. Gavin Newsom removes his mask before speaking during a press conference at the Native American Health Center in Oakland, Calif., Dec. 22, 2021. (Jane Tyska/Digital First Media/East Bay Times via Getty Images / Getty Images) The Democratic governor also had a message for those who oppose such a move, claiming, "We have universal health care in this state, in this country, but it’s only on the back end. It’s called the emergency room and it’s costing you, the taxpayer, a fortune." Newsom said his plan is for this to take effect in January 2024 if approved. CLICK HERE TO READ MORE ON FOX BUSINESS "We said we were going to do it," Newsom said. "We said it would take a few years. We're committed to doing it." Workers unload Dungeness crab from a boat at Pier 45 in San Francisco Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2022. (David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images / Getty Images) The Democratic governor said his state's budget surplus would help in paying for the program, which Newsom said is estimated to cost upward of $2 billion. The rest would come from raising taxes. Assemblyman Kevin Kiley, a Republican who is now running for Congress, has railed against state legislation that aims to raise state taxes a total of $163 billion to pay for health care. On Tuesday, he confirmed that the Assembly’s Health Committee approved a single-payer health care measure by a vote of 11-3. The new taxes would be imposed on individuals and businesses earning more than $149,509 a year. People shop in the original Pioneer Cash and Carry in Little India, Dec. 28, 2021, in Artesia, Calif. (Jason Armond / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images / Getty Images) GET FOX BUSINESS ON THE GO BY CLICKING HERE "Gov. Newsom spent hours at the podium reveling in his $286 billion budget," Kiley tweeted. "That's up $100 billion in five years. I've never seen anyone so gleeful about lighting cash on fire." Source: Read Full Article
