The poorest billionaire in California will make about $300 million this year. If we pass the CA wealth tax, he will only make $235 million. In exchange, millions of the poorest Californians will get health insurance. That’s the tradeoff billionaires are not willing to make.
Poor people are getting brainwashed. A lot of people are being told that free healthcare will lead to hedonism and people not taking care of their health, just like how free dental care would lead to people not brushing their teeth (paid/freemium dental care just leads to people only going to the dentist when it’s too late unless they can afford fake teeth).
Somehow, you’ve still described uninsured Americans pretty well