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  • Bad Medicine From Sacramento (California Democrats "Sicko" Health Care Vision Alert)

    06/24/2007 5:18:51 AM PDT · by goldstategop · 12 replies · 491+ views
    Orange County Register ^ | 06/24/2007 | Orange County Register Editorial
    Democrats in the state Legislature finally agreed last week on a government health care plan. If that doesn't scare you, the details should. Senate and Assembly Democrats combined their separate proposals to: •Impose a 7.5 percent payroll "fee" on employers who don't already spend at least that much on employee health insurance, with the ability for bureaucrats to raise the fee later without legislative approval. •Provide no exceptions for even the smallest business. •Require insurance companies to sell coverage to anyone except those people the government determines have "serious" medical conditions. •Establish a tax-subsidized fund to insure people with serious...