<p>The incredibly blue state of California is fighting the Trump Administration&rsquo;s plan to repeal and replace ObamaCare will a bill that would establish universal healthcare. ;</p>
<p>SB 562 is a massively unaffordable single-payer healthcare system that would provide coverage for all the state&rsquo;s residents &ndash; legal or otherwise. The new system would do away with health insurance companies and include no out-of-pocket costs for consumers.  ;</p>
<p>A legislative analysis estimates the bill will cost $400 billion <em>annually</em> and suggested that a new 15% payroll tax on employers could produce the extra funds needed. ;</p>
<p>&ldquo;The new system would more than double the cost of California&rsquo;s already swollen annual budget, with no specific pay-fors in the offing,&rdquo; reports <em>Townhall. ;</em></p>
<p>SB 562 needs a two-thirds approval from the California State Legislature to pass.  ;</p>
<p>Californians already pay more taxes than anyone else, with a 13.3% income tax and an 8.25% sales tax. What would an additional 15% tax burden do to a state economy that already struggles with a debt of $443 billion?</p>
<p>The single-payer system would also have to be approved by Trump, because Medicaid and Medicare would be forced to pay for about half the program.  ;</p>
<p>In the meantime, California Jerry Brown is also pushing a transportation package that would raise annual vehicle registration fees and increase the gas tax to $0.30 per gallon.</p>
<p><strong>Editor&#8217;s note:</strong> I&#8217;m not really surprised at this, since California continues to raise taxes as fast as they can, they are quickly becoming a socialist state.  ;Unfortunately, socialism is a &#8220;negative feedback&#8221; system that always required more resources than it generates, so California will find itself quickly in a diminishing situation and start to drag down the rest of the country. This will be made worse as Californians start to leave the state for medical care.</p>
<p>By the way, I&#8217;m not really sure this is legal.</p>