Schwarzenegger vetoes universal health care

[Newsjock]

Source: Sacramento Bee

For the second time in three years, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on Tuesday vetoed legislation that would have established a government-run universal health care system.

Senate Bill 840 by Sen. Sheila Kuehl, D-Santa Monica, would have set up a single-payer system in which the state would assume the role that private insurance companies now play.

In his veto message, the governor said he could not support "a bill that places an annual shortfall of over $40 billion to our state's economy."

... Jerry Flanagan, health policy director for Consumer Watchdog, which represents attorneys, called the governor's veto "hypocritical."

"This veto will mean that health insurers who have given more than $1 million to the governor will continue to rescind innocent patients when they fall and need coverage the most, forcing consumers into court to challenge unfair policy cancellations," Flannigan said in a statement.

Read more: http://www.sacbee.com/111/story/1278412.html

[Maven]

1. Universal health care and Harvey Milk Day vetoed in one day

Fuck this POS.

[LeftyMom]

2. ^ What he said.

Anybody have a copy of the recall petition?

[Joe Bacon]

3. I think the Prison Guards Union is registering the petitions

I'm ready to sign it. That liar deserves a TOTAL RECALL!

[juno jones]

4. Don't blame me, I voted for Gary Coleman!

:rofl:


Not really, I voted Bustamente. Oh the lost opportunities of that election. May Californians do it again and get rid of that stupid Austrian.

[Stardust]

5. Don't blame me, I voted for Whatshisname!

:rofl:

[juno jones]

7. Ah, ya gotta laugh about that election

The only other option is :banghead:

[yurbud]

11. he's termed out. But dems should have tried harder to remove him so he wouldn't have

a ''successful'' two terms as governor to run for senate on.

[Liberty Belle]

13. He has 2 years left in his term...unless we recall him for terminating healthcare bills!

[Ken Burch]

22. The state party pretty much conceded a second term to him without a fight. Why?

Ahnold wasn't THAT popular two years ago. What did they think they had to lose by making a real effort to get him out?

[yurbud]

24. I wrote letters to party leaders about it and even asked a state legislator face to face

He said he did everything in his power to get Angelides elected.

The problem is, heavyweights in the party like Gore and Bill Clinton didn't--though they did campaign for a proposition on the ballot.

The bigger question was why didn't they find someone with more star power to run for office? Angelides was an unknown compared to Arnold, which made it easy for the media to marginalize and even ignore him. Arnold was getting front page coverage in the LA Times while Angelides was getting the kind of coverage usually reserved for third parties with seven members.

The bottom line is Arnold is big business's boy. They got him in office and they wanted to make sure they got their money's worth to the max out of them.

[juno jones]

26. I agree

I was very frustrated by CA politics when I lived there. Thank Gods Doolittle is finally gone.

[AndyTiedye]

6. Time for "Total Recall, The Sequel"

Send the Groper back to Hollywood.

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[aquart]

18. How about atrophied steroid dick?

Or does that seem sexist to you?

[lynnertic]

20. It's easier to spell, but maybe not factual

His ass isn't what it used to be.

[KT2000]

9. He should be forced

to watch the P.O.V. that was on tonight.
How the uninsured die prematurely because their illness is too advanced by the time anyone will help them, how people lose their insurance when they get sick, how medical care is rationed, or rather denied, how people lose their homes to medical bills, how families are torn apart by medical bills and collection companies.

[physioex]

10. Yes I saw it as well....

Truly very sad that many expensive problems can be avoided with simple interventions.

[Delphinus]

19. Everyone should watch this.

We, who are uninsured, are not worthy - that's what it all boils down to. I am not worthy of living if I cannot keep myself healthy. Maybe this is the simplistic way of looking at it, but it sure seems this way.

[KT2000]

28. A long time ago

our health care system was modeled as a punitive system, unless you can pay your way out. The insurance companies guided the philosophy. Malcolm Gladwell wrote an essay about this: www.malcolmgladwell.com
the title is Moral Hazard

other countries obviously think in different terms - sorta like human beings

[Psyop Samurai]

33. Very good article... thank you for the link... nt

:)

[KakistocracyHater]

29. yes, lumpectomy $80,000.00

just to remove a tumor from a breast, vs breast implants $8000.00 Thankfully, those 'abortion clinics' (woman's health clinic) can help out if you cannot afford to save your own life. Strong Medicine on Lifetime Network showed what some Christians insist on calling 'abortion clinics'-I wish thay would be corrected on that-every time.

[KT2000]

31. Good point

those idiots picket and try to close down clinics that screen for std's and cancer in women who cannot afford other sources.

[2Design]

12. how does maria whose ffamily legacy is generousity stay married to this

guy - time to recall him - he does not care about people

[Demeter]

14. Every Family Has Black Sheep

[eridani]

15. Hey, Ahnold--you'd get the premiums now wasted on private insurance n/t

[truthisfreedom]

16. Ahh-nold is not looking at the big picture. California's losses are far greater without health care

than with it.

[eridani]

17. For people who are afraid of political consequences for supporting single payer--

--note that this is the SECOND time that the CA legislature has passed it. Negative consequences for legislators supporting it the first time = ZERO!!

[Ken Burch]

21. I hope Maria kicked his ass for this when he came home.

This was a direct insult to Ted. Probably intended as such.

[Cleita]

23. He keeps saying it will cost too much money, yet favors a plan along

the lines of Massachusetts health care giveaway to the for profit health care industry that has already proven to be far more costly than Sheila Kuehl's single payer bill would ever be. But of course the health care bill he favors is written by the insurance industry lobbyists who have supported his governorship. It's time to recall this incompetent, corporate tool.

[Shallah Kali]

34. It is not that it costs money it is that not enough profits go to his insurance industry buddies

Just as with the bush admin. they don't care about wasting money when it goes to haliburton, etc but heaven forbid one penny might get wasted on giving insurance to poor families kids.

Welfare is only bad when it helps those who truly need it in their book. Republicans like these live in a bizzaro world type reality. It makes my head ache trying to wrap my mind around this sort of thinking and the blatent horrendous lies they tell to justify such actions.

[brentspeak]

25. Meanwhile, Arnie has the taxpayer subsidize his monthly steroids prescriptions

[and-justice-for-all]

27. This fear of Socialized Health Care is disgusting...

If it truly did not work, then I would not say that, but it fucking works! Medicade/Medicare.

[Ian David]

30. If you get a chronic head-ache, you'd better hope...

IT'S NOT A TUMAH!

God, I hate Der GropenFuhrer.

[knixphan]

32. to be expected...

But the fight will go on!

http://onecarenow.org/

[Shallah Kali]

35. Any chance that a revote would give them a majority to override the veto?

This is vile. Just completely utterly vile. I wish at least one state could accomplish this since nationally we can't even get enough Pro-Human people into office to even bring up a vote.