Thread: California Republican Party: Ends Being Fiscally Responsible/Party Protecting Workers

California Republican Party: Ends Being Fiscally Responsible/Party Protecting Workers

May 8, 2016 By Stephen Frank

The people of California are voting with their signatures as to be a registered Republican or not. The vote totals are in and the GOP has lost. In just the past three years the Republican Party of California has lost 403,000 registrants, per the Secretary of State’s office.

Two main reasons for this:

1. Prop. 14, the top two election system mandates that the Republican and Democrat parties NOT nominate any candidates for office. Why register as a Republican when the Democrats, and vice versa, can decide who is on the ballot? In 2012 and 2014 there were 28 legislative races on the November ballot with only ONE Party on the ballot.
   
   
2. A few years ago it was the GOP in Sacramento that gave the Democrats the votes to increase vehicle taxes by over $3 billion a year. A few months ago, again it was GOP votes that created a $1.7 billion tax, per year, on your private health insurance policy to fund “free” health care for illegal aliens and $270 million for transportation (not a typo)
   

The Party of fiscal responsibility to many has become Democrat Lite—since the Ryan budget deal a few months ago the national debt has gone up $1 trillion.

Yup, 400,000 have decided they did not want to register with a Party that does not act on their values. Now the same Party leaders that demanded conservatives support the Democrat (though Republican registered) Neel Kashkari for governor, Mitt Romney and John McCain for President, refuse to endorse Donald Trump for president. This is the election where the grassroots of the GOP are demanding answers from its leaders and consistency. If the GOP does not immediately turn around I will make an easy prediction:

After this election a mass number of Trump supporters and other conservatives will drop their Republican registration—the Party needs to unify behind Republican principals—if not it could go the way of the Know Nothing Party.


Photo courtesy of secretlondon123, flick

The Republican Party in California has been proud of its efforts to provide quality education for children. Unlike the Democrat Party, we believe that all children are different and each needs a specialized education model. To some it is a government school, other like home schooling, private schools and charter schools.

The funding of education of the public in California is based on government schools and the controlling unions work hard to keep the kids hostage in failed schools—for the money.

During the recent California Republican Party convention Charles Munger, Jr. as chair of the CRP Initiatives Committee pushed through GOP support for an $18 billion bond. Though very well educated in finance and government, his report showed the cost to be $9 billion—he did not include the cost of interest, another $9 billion. This is the bond measure created not by educators—but by the unions and construction firms—the beneficiaries of the bond.

The Initiative Committee also did not note to the delegates that under State law, if any State money is used, ONLY union members (people forced to pay bribes in order to work) In California there are approximately 2.5 million union members, most of whom work for government. This is a State of 39 million people. In the private sector it is about 6%. So, 100% of the people pay back the bond, while 94% of the people are BANNED from working on the new facilities due to State mandated Project Labor Agreements. From Bureau Labor Statistics, see here.

This may be the first time the California Republican Party turned its back on the workers of California to the benefit of the unions. Since 2014 the unions have been a significant donor to the CRP—in October, 2014 the SEIU gave $500,000 to the CRP, for instance.

The issue is simple—will shining new buildings and energy savings facilities mean anything to the QUALITY of education? With the new buildings come the failed Common Core, “restorative justice”(which allows druggies, bullies and classroom disruptors to stay on campus and in the classroom—feel safe?) LAUSD gives 40% of a grade based on “socio-economic” cultural traditions—translated that means 40% of the grade is based on your race. No amount of new buildings, even $18 billion worth, will fix the internal education problems. And the public see’s this, especially Republicans.

The fact is, policy has consequences. Recently, it took Republican votes in the Assembly and State Senate to pass a $1.7 billion tax on your private health insurance. The money went to finance illegal aliens health care and $270 million for transportation (huh, what does transportation have to do with health insurance—but that is what the GOP’ers demanded, in part, for their vote.)

What are the consequences? Thanks to the Munger promoted and financed Prop. 14, why be a registered Republican—this allows Democrats to choose Republican candidates for the November ballot and vice versa. In 2012 and 2014 there were 28 races on the November ballot with only one Party for the office.
Under these circumstances, why register Republican—and in the 22 districts with NO Republican on the ballot, why vote or be a Republican. How bad is that? Thanks to Prop. 14 the GOP has atrophied so much around the State that it is a real possibility that the November, 2016 ballot will not have a Republican running for the U.S. Senate—and in 2018, it will get worse.

1. The GOP votes for tax increases
2. the GOP support unions over worker rights
3. Like the Democrats, the GOP is not being honest about the cost of bond measures
4. GOP votes finance illegal aliens health care

How bad is it? Below are the raw numbers from the California Secretary of State—over 400,000 fewer registered Republican voters, with 2.6million more eligible voters. Last year I presented a resolution to put the California Republican Party on record for the repeal of Prop. 14—it was voted down. It almost looks like political assisted suicide—what do you think?

One issue unites Cruz and Trump supporters, who are the vast majority of the Republicans in California: they believe the leadership (“establishment” “Washington cabal”) needs to be changed—that they represent the special interest, not the grassroots, families or jobs in America. I expect that after the November election, regardless of the results, there will be a major and vocal discussion of the future of the Republican Party, its leadership and direction. Please use this op-ed as your opportunity to start the discussion.

January 5, 2016 4,7,67259 registered Republicans see here.

January 3, 2012 5, 170,592 registered Republicans

October, 5, 1999 5,126, 768 registered Republicans

From October 5, 1999 to January 3, 2012, in raw numbers the California Republican Party GAINED 44,176 registered voters

From October 5, 2012 to January 5, 2016, in raw numbers that California Republican Party LOST 403,333

January 5, 2016 17,259,413 eligible voters

October 5, 1999 14,653,221 eligible voters.

With 2.6 million more eligible voters, the California Republican Party has 403,333 FEWER voters in the same time period.

With the changes, we have gone from 35% of the voter registration in 1999 to 27.76% at the start of this year.

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Los Angeles Has 4,000,000 Population—About to Live Like Sardines

May 8, 2016 By Stephen Frank

The radical May of Los Angeles has decided to make homelessness an emergency. To answer the problem he wants to spend billions to create affordable housing—as he done this he will price out the last of the middle class in the city. As it is, this is a city that consists of the very rich, the poor and middle class—and have massive deficits and debt. It is also a corrupt city—in competition with Chicago to see which is worst.


The affordable apartments will be sardine cans—where numerous illegal alien families live in one apartment—as they already do. As this sanctuary city continues to welcome criminals from other countries, decent people will flee (those that are left) replaced by the poor, the illiterate and the criminal. It is a death spiral for a once great city.


“According to Schwarm, there has been more multi-family housing than single-family housing built in the area for the past four years, but prior to that—except for a single year in the 1970s—L.A has always seen a majority of single-family housing being built. Perhaps things are finally a-changing.”


They are a-changing. This area is going to get a whole lot more crowded. Traffic is only going to get worse. Unless you plan on staying put in your tiny little bubble, you will need to venture out of your confined zone. All those benefits of being in L.A. require you to drive. The trend over the last decade has been very clear and that is L.A. is undergoing a major renting revolution.


If you love New York, you will not have to travel 3,000 miles to see dirty streets, total traffic gridlocks, lots of crime and a balkanized city that looks more like Calcutta than an American city—is this a plot by the Texas Chamber of Commerce to get more productive, decent people to move to their State?

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With the help of Republican legislators, the cost of your health insurance went up—by $1.7 billion—the tax that is now on your private insurance so Illegal Aliens can have "Free" Health Care.

May 6, 2016 By Stephen Frank

Recently, with the help of Republican legislators, the cost of your health insurance went up—by $1.7 billion—the tax that is now on your private insurance. We were told at the time that the money would go to among other items, 172,000 illegal aliens so they can have “free” health care. Now we get the rest of the story. Yes, the GOP did get $270 million of the new tax to be spent on “transportation” (yes, I know that has nothing to do with health care) and other items. In reality we knew at the time, the rest of the money would be redistributed—and here it is.


“Illegal immigrants are excluded from the Affordable Care Act as well as Medicaid, and they cannot buy a health plan from any state exchanges or the federal marketplace, a provision that was necessary for Congress to pass the law.


Lara’s proposal would reverse this aspect of Obamacare and potentially set a precedent for other states to follow suit, although the California bill would not allow undocumented immigrants to receive federal dollars to purchase health insurance, unlike other Obamacare participants.”


Yes, directly the money may not be given to them—but we all know how government moves money around—thanks to the Republicans in the legislative, money is available for those that violate our laws. My suggestion to you? You need to work harder so government can support law breakers, at your expense. Were it not for the GOP law makers, the tax would have failed.

California Lawmakers Want to Give Illegal Immigrants Obamacare

BY: Aaron Kliegman, Washington Free Beacon, 5/5/16

State lawmakers in California are circulating legislation that would open the door for illegal immigrants to buy health insurance from Covered California, the state’s Obamacare exchange.

The move could trigger a political firestorm during a heated election year, combining two prominent issues—Obamacare and illegal immigration—that have received great scrutiny and been the subject of lengthy debate.

State Sen. Ricardo Lara introduced the bill to pave the way for illegal immigrants to purchase health plans from Covered California, Kaiser Health reports. The legislation was approved by the California Senate last year and on Tuesday made it through the state Assembly’s Committee on Health. The Assembly’s Committee on Appropriations will take up the bill next.

Illegal immigrants are excluded from the Affordable Care Act as well as Medicaid, and they cannot buy a health plan from any state exchanges or the federal marketplace, a provision that was necessary for Congress to pass the law.

Lara’s proposal would reverse this aspect of Obamacare and potentially set a precedent for other states to follow suit, although the California bill would not allow undocumented immigrants to receive federal dollars to purchase health insurance, unlike other Obamacare participants.

Many people believe this move to not grant money makes the legislation mainly symbolic because most illegal immigrants would not practically be able to pay for health premiums on their own, according to Kaiser Health.

Lara’s bill is expected to pass through the legislature, but it would still need to be signed into law by Democratic Gov. Jerry Brown. Even if it becomes law, however, Covered California would still not necessarily be able to sell health care coverage to illegals because the bill does not actually do that. Instead, the legislation would essentially be a formal request to the federal government to exempt California from the provision that forbids sales to illegal immigrants, putting the ultimate decision in the feds’ hands.

The Affordable Care Act allows states to seek an “innovation waiver” to let them modify parts of Obamacare to expand coverage, but only with approval from the federal government.

If the California bill is signed by the governor and approved by the feds, then California would have the first state exchange in the United States from which illegal immigrants could purchase health insurance.

A different California law set to take effect this month allows illegal immigrant children to sign up for and receive the full benefits of Medi-Cal, California’s version of Medicaid.

“Last year we really made history in ensuring that over 170,000 children across the state have access to health care,” Lara said, referring to the newly implemented law. “Again we’re taking another bite at the apple, and we’re not going to rest until we get health care for all.”

Covered California staff personnel presented an analysis of the proposed legislation to the organization’s board last month and estimated that enrollment would increase by 50,000 if illegals could buy through the exchange.

Covered California’s executive director, Peter V. Lee, has not taken a position on Lara‘s bill, but he said exchange officials are ready to help the legislature, adding, “The ball is in their court.”

Proponents of the bill argue that broader access to health care is the right thing to do and fosters a sense of inclusion. They say opening the exchange will simplify the enrollment process and make it easier to get coverage.

“It’s a modest step forward, but important for the goal of healthcare for all,” said Anthony Wright, executive director of Health Access, a consumer advocacy group.

Some advocates are concerned that not giving illegal immigrants subsidies will prevent many of them from buying coverage even if the bill becomes law, especially because Coverage California plans are expensive.

Another issue is the cost of the legislation. Some analysts believe this issue is not a big deal, however.

“The [Lara] bill, at least in its current state, doesn’t have a large price tag, so it seems possible [Brown would] approve it,” said Shannon McConville, a research associate at the Public Policy Institute of California. “But you can never know for sure.”

Others disagree, including Sen. Joel Anderson, who voted against the bill last year.

“The state has failed on its commitment to health care providers and their patients, and my budget priority is to take care of them first before expanding the pool,” Anderson said.

Other opponents are principally against the bill and do not think the state or federal governments should provide benefits to those who broke the country’s laws and are here illegally.

Ira Mehlman, a spokesman for the Federation for American Immigration Reform, said the Lara bill would be “tantamount to excepting their unlawful presence in the country.”

He argued “this is just the first step in eventually getting subsidized coverage” as California would set a precedent that other states would soon follow.

Supporters of expanding health care coverage acknowledge that permitting illegals to make purchases on the state exchange will not necessarily make coverage more affordable for them.

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