Socialized medicine is one of the left’s great obsessions. California lefties have been struggling to figure out how to pay for it.
But that’ll be easy, says Gavin Newsom, the lefty who is probably going to be California’s next Dem boss.
“I’d like to see if we can control our own destiny,” Newsom said. He continued, “I’m not naive about it. I did universal health care when I was Mayor [of San Francisco], fully implemented regardless of pre-existing conditions, ability to pay, and regardless of your immigration status.
“San Francisco is the only universal health care system for all undocumented residents in Amerca, very proud of that. We proved it could be done without bankrupting the city. I’d like to see that we can extend that to the rest of the state.”
Asked specifically about financing, Newsom said other developed countries spent less overall on healthcare. “It’s the transition that’s the challenge,” he said, adding, “It’s going from something old to something new, where the whitewater is.”
It’s good to see politicians focused on helping Americans.
Health San Francisco has been touted as a national model for almost a decade. But there are two problems.
1. Since San Francisco can’t seem to even keep its streets clean, should its policies really be a model for the nation?
2. Health San Francisco covers 12,000 people. At least as of last year. California has around 40 million people. San Fran’s population is close to 900K. A program that covers 12,000 people isn’t a model for the country. It’s somebody’s pet scheme.
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