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[PARA45]

Let me expose something else going on in California, and how Newsom is destroying their economy. Oh, and BTW, I am not part of the "Trump Cult". I can see and read and I am not blind.

California’s 2025 Spending on Health Care for Illegal Immigrants​

California’s 2025–2026 budget allocates billions of dollars to provide taxpayer‑funded health care to undocumented immigrants, with estimates ranging from $8.4 billion to $9.5 billion in state general fund costs for Medi‑Cal coverage this fiscal year factually.co+1.

Key figures and context​

• State general fund cost: California Department of Finance and budget reports put the cost at $8.4–$8.5 billion in March 2025, up sharply from earlier projections of around $3 billion per year factually.co+1.
• Total Medi‑Cal spending: When including related federal emergency care reimbursements and later adjustments, the figure rises to about $9.5 billion NeedToKnow.News+1.
• Per‑immigrant cost: At roughly $5,000 per undocumented immigrant in 2025, the state is spending heavily on this group NeedToKnow.News.
• Enrollment: About 1.7–1.9 million undocumented immigrants are enrolled in Medi‑Cal, representing roughly 11% of total Medi‑Cal participants NeedToKnow.News+1.
• Program scope: These enrollees receive full medical, dental, vision, and prescription coverage under Medi‑Cal LifeZette.
• Share of Medi‑Cal: Illegal aliens’ health benefits now account for about one‑quarter of all Medi‑Cal spending LifeZette.

Fiscal impact​

The expansion, implemented in January 2024, made California the first state to offer full Medi‑Cal coverage to undocumented immigrants meeting income requirements. The higher‑than‑expected costs — driven by larger enrollment, pharmacy costs, and broader utilization — have contributed to a projected $10 billion state budget deficit for 2025–2026 NeedToKnow.News+1.

Federal funding​

While federal law generally prohibits Medicaid funding for undocumented immigrants, California receives emergency care reimbursements under federal rules. Congressional proposals have suggested cutting federal reimbursement for such expansions, which could reduce California’s federal share by $3.5 billion NeedToKnow.News.

In summary: For 2025–2026, California is spending $8.4–$9.5 billion in state funds on health care for undocumented immigrants, with the total Medi‑Cal cost for this group now a major driver of the state’s budget deficit.

 

[fourfive8]

Big_Easy, with what seems like continually looming elections, the Dems are perpetually in need of a dependent underclass for support and votes. Ultimately it is about retaining or regaining power. It has gotten to the point now they are not even hiding their desire for legalizing illegal alien voting.

 

[Red Leg]

Big_Easy, with what seems like continually looming elections, the Dems are perpetually in need of a dependent underclass for support and votes. Ultimately it is about retaining or regaining power. It has gotten to the point now they are not even hiding their desire for legalizing illegal alien voting.

True. What the pseudo-socialists forgot in creating a massive dependent class of voters is someone still has to foot the bill. Like in most of the US, the top 1% of earners in California pay the largest share of state income tax - 45%. Fully two-thirds is paid by the top 5%. The 5% bracket begins with household incomes of approx $353K. The tax rate for these high earners is the highest in the country at 13.3%. Let us add to that unaffordability of California for many lower hardworking wage earners who are being priced out of the middle class.

The Covid hysteria kicked off the accelerating migration from California. In sheer numbers, lower wage earners make up the majority of economic refugees. Their impact on state income tax is mitigated by progressive rates, but the scale of departures on state and local sales taxes is significant and growing. putting additional demands on state income. Higher earning one-percenters, and perhaps more importantly, the corporations that hire them are obviously smaller in numbers but greater in impact on state revenue.

Either deficits will continue to grow, or someone will have to address the California entitlement house of cards and arterial level bleeders like high speed rail, the Delta Conveyance Project, Brightline West Highspeed Rail (LA to Vegas and what could go wrong with another rail project), etc. California also offers extensive free medical care to many undocumented aliens throughout the state. Some cuts were made in the current budget request, but all under 18 and all pregnant undocumented are still fully covered.

To paraphrase Margaret Thatcher, it all sounded great until they started running out of other people's money.

 

[Brent in Az]

Big_Easy, with what seems like continually looming elections, the Dems are perpetually in need of a dependent underclass for support and votes. Ultimately it is about retaining or regaining power. It has gotten to the point now they are not even hiding their desire for legalizing illegal alien voting.

They are not hiding their quest for power and totalitarianism, as well as the desire of destroying MAGA and revenge on everyone associated with it.
What are the odds of the next Democrat president demolishing Trump's Whitehouse ballroom, just because Trump built it?

 

[deewayne2003]

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I have found the best way to point out the absurdity of these rail projects is to break them down to the most basic unit cost.

To complete one segment of the California rail from Bakersfield to Mercer = $35,606.00 Per liner foot!

That is just the initial construction cost, not the annual maintenance and operations cost.

You see these rail projects pop up where ever you have bloated leftist governments because rails are the ultimate hog trough for politicians to feed at, especially when it comes to buying and selling the land where the rails will go.

The Pelosi's and Feinstein's both bought several tracks of land on the rail corridor and then turned around and sold them to different LLC's who then turned around and sold them again to the state for the rail; by the time the state acquired the land it's sale price is often 5X+ what it had been purchased for before the rail plans were announced.

They tried the rail scheme in Austin while I was there; it was going to cost $34,000 per linear foot for initial construction, with an estimated maintenance and operations cost of $30,000 per rider per year!

Thankfully the voters shot it down after it was brought to light that the already existing train in Austin is an EPIC FAILURE of mass transit.

 

[skydiver386]

This use of drone technology is looking ng overdue.

The Army is testing medevac drones that lift injured soldiers from battlefields

The Army will strap a test dummy under a drone to simulate an unmanned medevac flight during a NATO exercise in Poland.

taskandpurpose.com

 

[Russ16]

They are not hiding their quest for power and totalitarianism, as well as the desire of destroying MAGA and revenge on everyone associated with it.
What are the odds of the next Democrat president demolishing Trump's Whitehouse ballroom, just because Trump built it?

Demolishing is unlikely but a major renovation is almost certain. Frankly with his love of gold accents redecorating might not be a bad thing.

 

[Wheels]

Rubio wearing the identical Nike track suit on trip to China that Maduro was captured in. This isn’t a coincidence. Not sure the meaning other than possibly Maduro is cooperating. Rubio is definitely wearing it for a reason. There is a message being sent.

 

[Brent in Az]

Demolishing is unlikely but a major renovation is almost certain. Frankly with his love of gold accents redecorating might not be a bad thing.

Gold is the color of Kings. I hope he installs a throne in the room to troll the anti Trumpers and no kings crowd.

 

[RLD]

Gold is the color of Kings. I hope he installs a throne in the room to troll the anti Trumpers and no kings crowd.

Actually purple is the colour of kings. But I would not expect someone from a country without one to know that.

 

[Brent in Az]

Actually purple is the colour of kings. But I would not expect someone from a country without one to know that.

Gold trim on robes, crowns and furnishings...... professor.

 

[Russ16]

Gold is the color of Kings. I hope he installs a throne in the room to troll the anti Trumpers and no kings crowd.

I'm pro the ballroom. But having stayed in many a Trump hotel and played many of his golf courses, his aesthetic is garish and unattractive. I hope that eventually it is outfitted in a style more refined and befitting the dignity of our great nation.

 

[Red Leg]

I'm pro the ballroom. But having stayed in many a Trump hotel and played many of his golf courses, his aesthetic is garish and unattractive. I hope that eventually it is outfitted in a style more refined and befitting the dignity of our great nation.

I agree. A future president with taste will put up the hardwood paneling while redecorating the Oval Office and the West Colonnade. Just get it done.

 

[rookhawk]

True. What the pseudo-socialists forgot in creating a massive dependent class of voters is someone still has to foot the bill. Like in most of the US, the top 1% of earners in California pay the largest share of state income tax - 45%. Fully two-thirds is paid by the top 5%. The 5% bracket begins with household incomes of approx $353K. The tax rate for these high earners is the highest in the country at 13.3%. Let us add to that unaffordability of California for many lower hardworking wage earners who are being priced out of the middle class.

The Covid hysteria kicked off the accelerating migration from California. In sheer numbers, lower wage earners make up the majority of economic refugees. Their impact on state income tax is mitigated by progressive rates, but the scale of departures on state and local sales taxes is significant and growing. putting additional demands on state income. Higher earning one-percenters, and perhaps more importantly, the corporations that hire them are obviously smaller in numbers but greater in impact on state revenue.

Either deficits will continue to grow, or someone will have to address the California entitlement house of cards and arterial level bleeders like high speed rail, the Delta Conveyance Project, Brightline West Highspeed Rail (LA to Vegas and what could go wrong with another rail project), etc. California also offers extensive free medical care to many undocumented aliens throughout the state. Some cuts were made in the current budget request, but all under 18 and all pregnant undocumented are still fully covered.

To paraphrase Margaret Thatcher, it all sounded great until they started running out of other people's money.

Just adding a supportive chart for @Red Leg 's post.

The bottom 50% pay no tax. The top producers pay virtually everything. It is not sustainable for the responsible and dutiful to carry the load for everyone.

 

[rookhawk]

I have found the best way to point out the absurdity of these rail projects is to break them down to the most basic unit cost.

To complete one segment of the California rail from Bakersfield to Mercer = $35,606.00 Per liner foot!

That is just the initial construction cost, not the annual maintenance and operations cost.

You see these rail projects pop up where ever you have bloated leftist governments because rails are the ultimate hog trough for politicians to feed at, especially when it comes to buying and selling the land where the rails will go.

I'm by no means an expert on government mass transit, but I was 15 years old when the Simpsons "Monorail" episode came out. Like everything in the Simpsons, its prophetic and predicts the future with nearly 100% accuracy. In this case, it was the California high speed rail project.

 

[deewayne2003]

Just adding a supportive chart for @Red Leg 's post.

The bottom 50% pay no tax. The top producers pay virtually everything. It is not sustainable for the responsible and dutiful to carry the load for everyone.

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Not to mention with the child tax credits being an un-earned credit there are many people who make a profit off of filing their taxes with little or no income.

This is especially true for illegal immigrants who will either file a return with an alternate EIN so they can take in many thousands of dollars; or sell their anchor babies SS# to someone else to claim it.

There is a whole industry hidden in plane sight to help illegal immigrants file returns;hence why the large national tax services have their “refund anticipation loans” and or debit cards.

I'm by no means an expert on government mass transit, but I was 15 years old when the Simpsons "Monorail" episode came out. Like everything in the Simpsons, its prophetic and predicts the future with nearly 100% accuracy. In this case, it was the California high speed rail project.

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I distinctly remember when that came out in elementary school, life imitating art on a cosmic level.

The history of corruption in California is beautifully captured by a quote from Mark Twain describing the shotguns carried on stage coaches……

“Usually of 10ga and the barrels cut short so the shot pattern scatters quicker than a charge of bribery in the California senate.”

 

[Brent in Az]

I'm pro the ballroom. But having stayed in many a Trump hotel and played many of his golf courses, his aesthetic is garish and unattractive. I hope that eventually it is outfitted in a style more refined and befitting the dignity of our great nation.

After seeing Mar a Lago, I certainly agree. That decor is from a long gone era.

 

[Brent in Az]

CIA Whistleblower.

 

[Hunt anything]

CIA Whistleblower.

And the democrats didn’t even show up !

 

[Russ16]

Just adding a supportive chart for @Red Leg 's post.

The bottom 50% pay no tax. The top producers pay virtually everything. It is not sustainable for the responsible and dutiful to carry the load for everyone.

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That chart is a little misleading because of the range within the 1%.

I don’t have the numbers information if me but last time I liked at it prior that mage $500-700k pay a much larger percent than those above them. There are all kinds of mechanisms that the very wealthy have that just aren’t readily available even to the wealthy.

I’m not saying redistribute wealth butch there is an argument that the top .1% should carry a little more weight.

It’s isn’t about raising rates but just level out the payments a bit.