A Tax By Any Other Name

[Marty]

By Jon Coupal

"Senate leader Don Perata (Socialist) has a plan to provide all uninsured working Californians with health insurance at an estimated cost of $5 billion to $7 billion without a tax increase."

"The Perata plan would force businesses (big and small) that do not provide health insurance and their employees, through a payroll deduction, to pay into a state agency that would attempt to negotiate for “affordableâ€

[crawdaddy]

Its no different than many costs "mandated" to businesses that are passed on to consumers. These are done so the politicians can avoid being taxers. Take a close look at your PG&E bill. On the list of fees is a fee charged that is mandated by the state to help people who can't afford their utility bills. Just an example, I am sure there are others.