State of Cali thinks it can afford $400B/yr Single Payer Healthcare System by incorporating Artificial Intelligence

Yup. They also expect to be able to cover healthcare for about 20 million Mexicans.

CALIFORNIA KNOWS HOW TO PARTY

Toxic wrote:

Yup. They also expect to be able to cover healthcare for about 20 million Mexicans.

Kern County and Tulare County have the highest and 2mnd highest agricultural revenue in the world due to our Mexican farmworkers.

Californians pay over $300B a year in premiums to insurance companies.

Eliminate the premium payments and substitute $200B in new taxes plus $200B of existing federal, state and local funds that could be repurposed to go toward the single-payer. Done.

I bet Californians pay more than that in insurance premiums, co-pays and Medicare.

Cali is always 1st wrote:

Earlier, analysts forecasted a $50B/yr. revenue shortfall, and uncertain cost overruns, which could be made up by an increase in Long Beach, Oakland, and Los Angeles seaport taxes. But now analysts say with preventive care and Artificial Intelligence computers (replacing many doctors, nurses, lab technicians, billing and office staff, programmers, IT staff, etc.) they can keep the costs under control at a whopping $400B/yr.

As if the nursing unions would ever let that fly: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YthF86QDOXY

Toxic wrote:

Yup. They also expect to be able to cover healthcare for about 20 million Mexicans.

1st generation Mexicans pick our crops. 2nd Generation Mexican-American kids go to JC, CSU, UCLA, etc. to become Hi tech entrepreneurs. That's America.

California is going bankrupt.

California receives 75 cents on the dollar in Federal taxes because the subsidize welfare queen states. That's about $50 billion per year differential. Stop leeching off of California you Trump homos.

Do you take that same stance with all of the homeless people and welfare queens out here in our state? If not, STFU hypocrite!!

new here and there wrote:

California receives 75 cents on the dollar in Federal taxes because the subsidize welfare queen states. That's about $50 billion per year differential. Stop leeching off of California you Trump homos.

California has numerous homeless people because for the most part its urban areas are one of the few places to offer services to the homeless population. If you go to a suburb, they get arrested/beaten up right away. If you go to a redneck state they get beaten up and arrested by Nazis.With $50 billion in surplus added to its robust economy and made available by not subsidizing red state welfare queens, which receive over $2 in return for every federal tax dollar. California, with its 6th largest economy in the WORLD, would be able to assist its homeless population even further by providing mental and physical health services, shelters with food, and vocational training. Instead California supports the redneck drain states.

Calif Native wrote:

Do you take that same stance with all of the homeless people and welfare queens out here in our state? If not, STFU hypocrite!!

new here and there wrote:

California receives 75 cents on the dollar in Federal taxes because the subsidize welfare queen states. That's about $50 billion per year differential. Stop leeching off of California you Trump homos.

I'm assuming you've already signed California's succession petition???

Tomas Cruz, Top Gun Actor wrote:

Toxic wrote:

Yup. They also expect to be able to cover healthcare for about 20 million Mexicans.

Kern County and Tulare County have the highest and 2mnd highest agricultural revenue in the world due to our Mexican farmworkers.

Those counties are Trump Country.

Trump Country wrote:

Tomas Cruz, Top Gun Actor wrote:

Kern County and Tulare County have the highest and 2mnd highest agricultural revenue in the world due to our Mexican farmworkers.

Those counties are Trump Country.

54-55% Trump to 40-41% Clinton.

It's closer to 85 cents on the dollar, but who's counting. The data is skewed by two main factors: First a large number of people (at least 15%, and that is just public sector employees) who worked in CA retire in surrounding states where property is cheaper and income taxes are lower or non-existent, so their social security payments end up going on that state's balance sheet. Second is the fact that it is less expensive to set up federal military installations in states other than California due to the high cost of living in California. You could secede, but you would really need to increase the amount of money you spend on defense, as the federal defense is located in many other states. In summary, you're no better than anyone else. In fact, your state bonds are almost always in the bottom quintile of all the states.

Some of my friends keep talking about secession. Like the US is just going to let us and the ports to Asia just leave? And what currency are we going to spend, Bitcoin? And what about all of the people on Social Security, you think the US will keep sending that money on over? This isn't some no-fault divorce, we are stuck together.

comedyrelief wrote:

It's closer to 85 cents on the dollar, but who's counting. The data is skewed by two main factors: First a large number of people (at least 15%, and that is just public sector employees) who worked in CA retire in surrounding states where property is cheaper and income taxes are lower or non-existent, so their social security payments end up going on that state's balance sheet. Second is the fact that it is less expensive to set up federal military installations in states other than California due to the high cost of living in California. You could secede, but you would really need to increase the amount of money you spend on defense, as the federal defense is located in many other states. In summary, you're no better than anyone else. In fact, your state bonds are almost always in the bottom quintile of all the states.

So if Cali actually goes single payer,

if a Mexican with an illness crosses the border to avail of "free" treatment, Cali would pay

if a Nevadan or Oregonian (or any other US state) who cannot afford insurance goes to Cali to avail of "free" treatment, Cali would say gtfo

Fat CaliDog wrote:

Some of my friends keep talking about secession. Like the US is just going to let us and the ports to Asia just leave? And what currency are we going to spend, Bitcoin? And what about all of the people on Social Security, you think the US will keep sending that money on over?

This isn't some no-fault divorce, we are stuck together.

Ummm, what makes you think Cali would sent taxes to Trumpmerica? And, did you know one of the US mints in located in San Francisco? Also, that California will simply convert military people to state military and allow those who want to leave to go, and military in other states to come if they want.

The US could claim war on California, but that will never fly. California has plenty enough nukes in the state to wipe out Trump properties wherever they are.

If California bolted you can expect Oregon and Washington, and Hawaii to join them. Once Trump fractures the USA into Red vs. Blue expect the Northeast to make an exit as well.

Mexico has universal coverage.