Dems backstabbing progressives yet again.
You know the old adage, “Ask for a pony if you want a gerbil?”
Promise a pony and then give them a gerbil.
Spineless fucking parasites
To the surprise of no one. And Democrats keep telling us we need more Democrats elected at the federal level to get things like affordable housing, livable wages, universal healthcare, yet the state with a bulletproof Democrat supermajority won’t do it. I have no reason to believe they will at the federal level. They will always have a rotating villain to soil their plans.
Non-paywall link: https://archive.ph/mO5EF
I think it’s worth noting this about Newsom:
Even in this heavily Democratic state, CalCare has never made it through the Capitol — this would have been Kalra’s third run at making the concept a reality. Although Gov. Gavin Newsom campaigned on universal health care, he moved away from the idea once he became governor, instead leaning into the fight to expand Medi-Cal to all income-qualified undocumented immigrants.
He’ll say/do whatever it takes to win office, then he’ll start reneging on the spicy promises that got him there. Politics 101, i guess. But note this goes a step further–a Democrat governor in a heavily Dem-controlled state, yet they still can’t seem to find the majority needed to do something genuinely helpful at a critical time, choosing to blame Trump the same way Trump blames the Democrats for everything under the sun.
“Single payer is a powerful idea, and the Speaker appreciates Assemblymember Kalra’s leadership — but under Trump, it’s impossible,” Rivas spokesperson Nick Miller said in a statement. “Democrats’ focus is simple: protect coverage and stop Trump from ripping it away from Californians.”
The cherry on top, in my opinion–Californians would need to pay $14 billion more to make this plan take flight–on top of the $731 billion they currently pay. So close! (งツ)ว
Ah well, maybe next time right? (For the record, this was the 3rd attempt to introduce a single-payer healthcare plan to the state)
As a lifelong left/dem voter, I’m really, really getting tired of this “oh gosh we were so close to making something better for once! But just wait 2/4/x years and we’ll do it then, we promise!” – just to watch a Fetterman or Sinema or Manchin poke their head out of a donkeys asshole for just long enough to vote “no” on progress on any front whatsoever. I get why people say “both sides” because when you’ve seen this routine for long enough, it really does look that way sometimes. I’ll keep voting and rooting for progress anyway, but I’m past pretending the truly powerful Dems genuinely have any of the common person’s interest at heart.
Controlled opposition
And then think of how much less would they pay out of their paychecks every month for healthcare. I just don’t get it.
it must be very disappointing to be a starry-eyed new Democratic candidate, only to find out the Democrats also eat babies
Basically, it didn’t get a hearing to get out of committee. Another fucked up headline politico. You’re consistently proving your worth.
Basically, it didn’t get a hearing to get out of committee.
And how does that not confirm the point of the article? No, seriously, I have no idea how the whole committee system works; who would’ve been responsible for getting it to a proper vote?
I’m also interested in getting a better understanding of how this works. I’m hopeful the comments OP comes back to explain. I genuinely would like to know exactly where this fell apart, because it doesn’t seem like that outrageous of an idea.
Do you think for one second that this would have been even reported on if it was the other side? The headline should have read that it didn’t get out of committee and made boring, just like all of the crazy shit they sane wash for trump.
Uh… that has nothing to do with what I asked? Is there context that challenges the framing of the article? Because the article treats the bill not getting out of committee as adding insult to injury rather than a boring event.
That’s a major bummer.
Paywall.
Here you are, monsieur/madame:
Anytime you run into a paywall, try copying the link and pasting it into the bank at the top of this page: http://www.archive.ph/
…if they have a non-paywall version, they’ll serve it up ✨
When I make that comment, I’m trying to encourage OP to post a non-paywalled link to make everyone’s experience a little better.
And tbh i made my comment to let others playing along at home know that there are ways around paywalls in general. 🙂 In any event–i appreciate what you’re doing, and I’ll post those types of responses as a general response to the post and not directly to yours. 🥂
