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HSA accounts would be cheaper. The government could contribute a matching amount of $2,000 to every Californian to open their own tax free account to which they would be required to invest $100.00 a month. Think of it as a forced savings plan for catastrophic health expenses. That's all most people really need and they shouldn't be forced to buy a health insurance policy they don't want or can't afford. Its certainly more bang for the dollar than Arnold's plan and doesn't require new taxes or a gargantuan new bureaucracy to administer it.

"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus

[ArmstedFragg]

In this week's hearing on the proposed plan, Democrats said they were "uncomfortable" with the idea that people would be required to purchase health insurance. Their primary objections was to the "purchase" part of that statement. They were find with their constituents being 'given' health insurance.

From the looks of it, Shelia Kuehl has lined up her buddies and they're going to do everything they can to torpedo the plan as a way to 'get even' for her bill being vetoed last year.

Interesting editorial in Investors Business Daily Friday, pointing out, among other things, that the percentage of uninsured in California is lower now than it was during the Clinton administration. This, despite the huge increase in uninsured illegal aliens during the last ten years. It's here:

http://www.investors.com/editorial/editorialcontent.asp?secid=1501&status=article&id=256435064456051