Diverse Californians Speak Out Against Proposition 72
"Californians will not support a proposal that costs them $7 billion in higher taxes, that puts the healthcare system under the control of government bureaucrats, and does nothing to contain health care costs. SB 2 was passed with good intentions but it does all the wrong things when it comes to reforming healthcare. That's why it must be repealed."
Jot Condie
President & CEO
California Restaurant Association
CAGRH Co-Chair
"SB 2 is a dangerously flawed piece of legislation that will not only hurt large and small retailers, but also the workers and families that they employ by making them pay for a government run healthcare system whether they like it or can even afford it."
Bill Dombrowski
President & CEO
California Retailers Association
CAGRH Co-Chair
"With California's economy starting on the road to recovery, now is not the time to place a costly new multibillion dollar healthcare mandate on employers to fund another layer of government bureaucracy. While we agree that there is a major crisis in California's healthcare system, Prop 72 does nothing to stop the skyrocketing costs that plague the system. Instead, Prop 72 simply makes the problem worse."
Allan Zaremberg
President & CEO
California Chamber of Commerce
CAGRH Co-Chair
"Our healthcare crisis needs to be resolved - but Prop 72 is not the answer. We need to empower consumers to make decisions about their healthcare, not the government."
James Knight, M.D.
Past President
San Diego County Medical Society
"Prop 72 will negatively impact our non-profit organization, resulting in potential job losses and cuts in critical services, to individuals and families in our community. Any gains we make through fundraising and donor gifts will be offset by the heavy tax we will have to pay."
Janet McCarthy
CEO & President
Goodwill Industries of Long Beach & South Bay
"Prop 72 will force public schools to divert funding from the classroom to pay for this expensive healthcare mandate and unfortunately, it's the kids who will suffer the most."
Kevin Gordon
Executive Director
California Association of School Business Officials
"Prop 72 is a major disincentive to any worker who has ever thought of starting a business."
Martyn Hopper
California State Director
National Federation of Independent Business
"At Easter Seals, Prop 72 will leave us no choice but to cut our services and programs for disabled children to afford the high costs of this government mandate. Companies hit by the high premiums will probably donate less."
Gary Kasai
President & CEO
Easter Seals Superior California
"Prop 72 will mandate the worst kind of managed health care we have. This means there will be more and more patients with terrible insurance. As a physician, this law is terrible..."
Thomas LaGrelius, M.D.
President
California Chapter of the Association of American Physicians
"Prop 72 is full of flaws and ambiguous language. No one can say for sure just how bad the impact will be on local governments."
Honorable Jimmie R. Yee
Sacramento City Councilmember
"Prop 72 will discourage immigrants who have worked so hard to fulfill the American dream from growing their businesses and achieving higher income status. Some will simply close up shop."
C.C. Yin
Northern CA Franchise Owner
Asian-Pacific Islander Community Leader
"For the average table service restaurant in San Francisco, this [Prop 72] will be the difference between being marginally profitable and posting a loss."
Mark Pastore
Owner
Incanto/Noe Valley
"Prop 72 will be the final blow to our business if it is not overturned."
Ed Lee
Owner
Wahoo's Fish Tacos/Southern California
"It's [Prop 72] a very emotional issue. For a lot of people, they don't know how they are going to pay the bill."
Vince Calcagno
Co-Owner
Zuni Café/San Francisco
"We can't push our prices up to pay for $2.3 million (estimated healthcare cost for employer if Prop 72 passes). You'd be paying $20 for a cup of coffee."
Selwyn Yosslowitz
Owner
Marmalade Café
"Prop 72 would deal a cataclysmic blow to California's winter sports resorts. Eighty percent of our folks are seasonal, part-time employees and we also employ more than 2,000 foreign workers on visas for whom we would be mandated to provide health coverage. Prop 72 would effectively eliminate the bottom line of our industry."
Bob Roberts
Executive Director
California Ski Industry Association
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