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This is a great question, and it's one I hear a lot. Why does a state with a Democratic supermajority fail to pass Medicare for All despite widespread support? There are a few reasons for that... https://twitter.com/meredith_alden/status/1361459415409287177
Sacramento is dominated by lobbyists in two industries: healthcare and housing. Especially our multi-billion dollar hospital industry. During COVID, this industry lobbied CA politicians to relax guidelines that protect patients and workers. https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-01-26/california-top-hospital-lobbyist-clout-increase-covid-19-crisis
Most of us remember how many progressive California politicians have run campaigning on statewide Medicare for All, only to get elected and totally drop the fight. All of our proposals have been shelved time and time again. https://newrepublic.com/article/143650/killed-single-payer-california
The rest of the country looks to us and thinks: Democrats have supermajorities in both legislative chambers AND a Democratic governor, and still can't pass massively popular healthcare reforms. Opposition to universal healthcare is fully bipartisan.
When the Healthy California bill was taken off the table suddenly in 2017 by Speaker Rendon, we were told it was just too vague. There are bills that get approved by our legislatures that are basically just a title and some text, yet SB 562 and similar efforts don't cut it.
At the same time, lobbying of California politicians by the private healthcare industry has skyrocketed. Now you hear all the same baseless arguments you hear on the national level that have been answered time and time again: ie. "but how do we pay for it?"
Forget these talking points. The real question we should be asking is: how can we afford NOT to pay for it? Californians are going into hospitals for routine procedures and coming out with a lifetime of medical debt, all so that a few billionaires can avoid paying taxes.
As the only candidate in this race who refuses money from corporations and PACs, you have my word that when I am elected to the California Senate, I will fight for single-payer from day one because it's the right thing to do. That's why I'm running a people-powered campaign.
I have had to navigate the medical system in this country, taking on bills I couldn't afford, until I joined the Culver City council and got a politician's healthcare plan. Why do politicians get better healthcare than their constituents? How can they vote in our best interests?
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