Friday, March 24, 2017

Jerry Brown Rejects Universal Health Care for California



Jerry Brown Rejects Universal Health Care for California
by Joel B. Pollak 23 Mar 2017
California Governor Jerry Brown blasted President Donald Trump and House Republicans on Wednesday for their proposal to repeal and replace Obamacare. But he also rejected the idea of California providing a single-payer, universal health care system on its own.

State Democrats introduced legislation to create a single-payer system last month, and Lieutenant Governor Gavin Newsom endorsed a similar proposal earlier this month as part of his campaign to replace Brown in the 2018 elections.
But Brown is throwing cold water on the idea.

First, on Wednesday, the Golden State governor stood on the steps of the U.S. Capitol and challenged the president to “come down from Trump Tower.”

“Mr. Trump, come down from Trump Tower and walk among the people and see the damage that this latest exercise in raw political power will wreck among the women, the men and the children of this country,” he said, according to the Sacramento Bee.

He said that the American Health Care Act, which is slated for a vote on Thursday, was “written by people who don’t know what the hell they’re talking about.” And he warned: “This is not about health care reform, this is about disease, death and suffering”

But speaking to reporters later about what California might do if Obamacare were in fact repealed, Brown rejected the single-payer alternative preferred by many of his state’s Democrats.

The Los Angeles Times reports:

“I don’t even get it,” said the governor. “How do you do that?”

He pointed out that the overall cost of medical care in California is equal to 18% of the state’s gross domestic product, which would be about $450 billion.

“You take a problem and say I’m going to solve it by something that’s even a bigger problem, which makes no sense,” he said.

Brown, who has often acted as a brake on Democrats’ plans for additional government spending, stressed the daunting cost of paying for health care for everyone: “Where do you get the extra money? This is the whole question.”

Obamacare
Obamacare is Barack Obama’s signature policy initiative.

Note: Barack Obama signature policy initiative is Obamacare, and was an intern at Sidley Austin LLP.
David D. Hiller was a partner at Sidley Austin LLP, a publisher & president & CEO for the Los Angeles Times, and is a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago.
Michelle Obama was a lawyer at Sidley Austin LLP.   
R. Eden Martin is counsel at Sidley Austin LLP, and the president of the Commercial Club of Chicago.  
Newton N. Minow is a senior counsel at Sidley Austin LLP, and a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago.
Commercial Club of Chicago, Members Directory A-Z (Past Research)
Tuesday, December 17, 2013
Kathleen L. Brown is a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago, Pat Brown’s daughter, Jerry Brown’s sister, and was a treasurer for the California state government.
Pat Brown was Kathleen L. Brown & Jerry Brown’s father, and California state government governor.
Jerry Brown is Kathleen L. Brown’s brother, Pat Brown’s son, and the California state government governor.
Gavin Newsom is the lieutenant governor for the California state government, and was an invited to George Soros’s 2013 wedding reception.
George Soros was married in 2013 & Gavin Newsom was an invited at his 2013 wedding reception, and the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.  
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Brookings Institution (think tank), and the Aspen Institute (think tank).
Cyrus F. Freidheim Jr. is an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank), a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago, and was a managing director at Booz Allen Hamilton.
Booz Allen Hamilton is an Obamacare contractor.
Obamacare is Barack Obama’s signature policy initiative.
Paul F. Anderson was a senior partner at Booz Allen Hamilton, and is a trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank).
James S. Crown is the vice chairman for the Aspen Institute (think tank), and a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago.
Lester Crown was a lifetime trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank), and is a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago.
John A. Canning Jr. is a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago, and a part-owner in the Chicago Sun-Times.
Gregory E. Favre was a managing editor at the Chicago Sun-Times, an executive editor for the Sacramento Bee, and a VP for the McClatchy Newspapers, Inc.
Sacramento Bee is a subsidiary of the McClatchy Newspapers, Inc.
David D. Hiller is a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago, was a partner at Sidley Austin LLP, and a publisher & president & CEO for the Los Angeles Times.
Kathleen L. Brown is a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago, Pat Brown’s daughter, Jerry Brown’s sister, and was a treasurer for the California state government.
Pat Brown was Kathleen L. Brown & Jerry Brown’s father, and California state government governor.
Jerry Brown is Kathleen L. Brown’s brother, Pat Brown’s son, and the California state government governor.
Gavin Newsom is the lieutenant governor for the California state government, and was an invited to George Soros’s 2013 wedding reception.

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