[Timpanagos1]

Most California families and businesses, the University of Massachusetts study said, would pay less for health care than they do now, even with the new taxes, because they would no longer pay premiums, deductibles or co-pays.

A Senate committee analysis released last week, however, estimated that the state would have to raise $200 billion in revenue each year, which it said could be done through a 15 percent payroll tax.

That's a very optimistic view, in all likelihood, impossible. However, businesses in California would support the measure so that they can get out of the health care for employees business.

[Bishop_Malachi]

A Senate committee analysis released last week, however, estimated that the state would have to raise $200 billion in revenue each year, which it said could be done through a 15 percent payroll tax.

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Well, WHO pays the payroll tax? Isn’t that just a combination of businesses and their workers? Wouldn’t they net effect mean that both are paying more than they used to pay?