Yes we do need the Billionaire tax in California

Over 325 organizations have signed on to a letter circulated by Public Citizen about the potential of passing Medicare for All legislation in 2029, as the 2026 and 2028 elections provide opportunities for getting Medicare for All supporters into office. Medicare for All is national single payer legislation, similar to CalCare here in CA. Recent races have proven that those congressional candidates who support Medicare for All win victories over corporate Democrats: Claire Valdez, Brad Lander, and Darializa Avila Chevalier in New York, as well as Melat Kiros in Colorado.

From the letter: “How can one feel optimism for our future when over 40% of us are carrying around the burden of medical debt? How can we plan for our futures when we can’t afford to go to the doctor or cover rent? …… We may face a once-in-a-generation opportunity to legislate on healthcare in 2029”. Read the Common Dreams article.

The best nearby chance of electing a strong new Medicare for All supporter in November is Aisha Wahab, who is running in the 14th Congressional District to replace Eric Swalwell. This district includes Fremont. To support her go to

Aisha Wahab’s Campaign.

A Year After the Big Bad Bill

From the Center on Budget Policy and Priorities:

“The Republicans’ harmful megabill was enacted on July 4, 2025. As the law’s one-year anniversary approaches, families across the U.S. are beginning to experience the harms many warned that the legislation would inflict.

Already, the law is raising costs for families and taking away health coverage, food assistance, and other essentials from people who are already struggling to afford to meet their basic needs — all while showering more tax breaks on the wealthiest households and funding a violent immigration detention and deportation agenda.

The law’s harm will only deepen as its more than $1 trillion in cuts for Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act (ACA) marketplaces fully take effect and states fully implement SNAP eligibility restrictions and take drastic measures ahead of the federal government’s significant shift of SNAP costs to states. As a result, tens of millions of people will be less able to meet the growing cost of their basic needs — whether it’s affording groceries, seeing a doctor, keeping the power on, or paying the rent.

While people from all races and ethnicities need assistance at various points during their lifetimes, the law’s cuts will expand the still-deep inequities long experienced by those who face the most economic discrimination and poverty, including Black, Latino, and Indigenous people and families with people who are immigrants.”