Like a J.K. Rowling spinoff no one asked for, our beloved assemblymember, Gregg Hart, has become a barrier to CalCare — the Medicare-for-All bill making its way through the California Legislature.
You see, Mr. Hart has full throatedly declared to any like-minded individual within ear shot that he is all for a single payer system in California. However, when pressed on whether he would support CalCare when it comes up for a vote, he suddenly becomes coy like a baby daffodil in spring, hemming and hawing and flipping through his "generic excuse" Rolodex punctuating key phrases such as "budget" and "what’s in it" amidst a sea of fillers.
So why would an educated and intelligent representative such as Mr. Hart, who knows full well that CalCare will save billions of dollars and thousands of lives, fall short on following through on such an important campaign promise? Some bitter people say that it’s because he is bribed by health insurance companies, big Pharma, and big hospital chains. That is ridiculous, of course. The copious funds gushing toward Mr. Hart by above entities are all channeled through entirely legal means. Others say that it is out of fear that the big money entities above would support his opponent in the next election. That, of course, is also ridiculous. Mr. Hart is a man of exceptional principle and integrity. He would never let the good of the people be cast aside over fears of losing his job.