Governor Schwarzenegger’s health care plan has been defeated in a State Senate Committee. The Governator’s plan would have forced most individuals into purchasing health insurance. It would also have introduced three new taxes.
The measure was rejected because even Democrats wondered where the money would come from given California’s budget crisis. The state faces a $14.5 billion budget deficit. Proposing large new spending and more taxes in a time of monetary shortfall in an election year doesn’t even fly with Democrats.