California Dems Revive Universal Health Care Bill, Say Targeted Tax Hikes Will Pay for It

Assemblyman Ash Kalra announced a bill on Thursday in California that he says would pay for universal health care through alterations to the state's tax system. It would pair with a February 2021 bill that would establish a system for universal health care in the state.

The first bill to create the first universal health care system in the U.S. didn't move very far in the legislative process after it was introduced, partially because there was no plan included to pay for it.

Kalra said the new bill would amend the state's Constitution and raise certain business and personal taxes. A personal increase would apply only to those with incomes over about $150,000, and the bill would require a two-thirds vote to pass through both houses of the state legislature and be approved by voters to become law.

The bill from last year would need to be passed by the state Assembly by the end of the month for it to possibly be passed at any point the rest of the year, while the second funding bill's deadline is months away.

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