Lt. Governor Candidate Proposing Socialize Health Care

Stewart A. Alexander

2006 Candidate

California Lieutenant Governor

Peace and Freedom Party

Today 43 million American citizens are without health care, and over 45 percent of all American families are without affordable health care insurance. Now Stewart Alexander, Candidate for California Lieutenant Governor with the Peace and Freedom Party, is proposing socialize health care to protect the health of our society.

The United States has fallen behind many other countries to protect the health of our citizens, including Canada, England and most other European countries. As a nation our government is first concerned with protecting corporate profits and the interest of big business above the health of our citizens.

The Baby Boomers are prime targets for insurance companies, medical institutions and corporate America; capitalizing on the needs for millions of Americans to have available health care.

Stewart Alexander says, “Insurance companies and corporate America are soaking up vast profits at the expense of the public’s health, and most citizens have reached their limits. Many families are paying $5,000 to over $15,000 annually for limited coverage, or are risking no coverage, and that is unacceptable.”

As a starting point Alexander is willing to accept the proposal spelled out in California Senate Bill 840, which would establish a plan similar to the “Single-Payer” system that is used in Canada. Alexander says, “This would be a big step forward because it would cover everyone, including those most in need; however the bill doesn’t go far enough, and fails to keep all the non-medical profiteers out of the medical system. I look forward to the adoption of a European style system of health care for all, with nothing but the most nominal fees for any care.”

Alexander is approaching 55 and recently he was in automobile sales. The cost for him to cover his wife, Vicki Alexander age 51, and their 17 year old son, was over $6,000 annually. Alexander said, “I recently took a position in advertising and the company has no medical benefits. I received quotes and the cost ranged from $5,300 annually to over $11,000. This was the reality check.”

Stewart Alexander has a friend that recently retired after working over 30 years for Riverside County, and he is required to pay over half of his monthly retirement check to pay his monthly medical premium for his wife and himself.

Alexander says, “With the cost of health care, housing and gasoline, there is nothing left. Inflation is evaporating the payroll checks of the poor and middle class. We must provide affordable health care for all, control gasoline prices and provide affordable housing.”

Alexander also added, “Voter turn out for the California primary elections were extremely low because Schwarzenegger, Angelides and Westly were talking about their issues and not the issues that are depressing the poor and the middle class. Over 70 percent of all Californians have lost faith in their leadership and their one party system with two names. A simple step forward like SB840 has not been able to gain enough votes in the legislature for adoption because Sacramento protects special interest above the health of Californians.”

The Peace and Freedom Party platform advocates free high quality health care for everyone, but the PFP State Central Committee has endorsed SB840 as a meaning step toward this goal. While the party considers itself the advocate for “those without capital in a capitalist society,” Alexander points out that universal health care in California would be a big benefit to California businesses as well as workers, because health care costs to employers would drop, and the extreme high cost of inferior worker compensation insurance would go down sharply.

Alexander also believes businesses could plan their benefit packages with the knowledge that health care would no longer be a rising and unpredictable part of their cost burden.

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