Tom knows quality health care is a right, not a privilege – and that there’s too much profit, and not enough health care, in our health care system. That’s why he’s been endorsed by the California Nurses Association, and progressive single payer health care champions like Congressman Ro Khanna and Representative Ash Kalra, the author of Cal-Care.

Our next governor must face the facts. California’s current system is unsustainable for working people and businesses. Health care spending and insurance rates continue to rise well above the rate of economic growth. The total average family premium – the combination of employer and employee costs – now exceeds $25K, and is up 52% over the last decade. This year, employers are expected to face their largest increase in health care costs in 15 years, with much of that cost passed to employees.

Have these costs led to healthier and happier communities? No. They’ve lined the pockets of middle-men and insurance executives, whose entire business model is to deliver the least amount of care at the highest possible cost.

Tom believes strongly that the only way we’ll reduce health care costs, expand coverage, and promote public health when it is under attack from the Trump administration is through a single-payer system. And he is committed to getting California there.

As the largest and most powerful state, California will set an example for the rest of the United States to follow.

California has created a two-tiered tax system. While working people pay their fair share, the wealthiest people and corporations exploit tax loopholes to skip out on paying billions of dollars every year.

This is money that should go to our schools, healthcare, and infrastructure. Our recent report shows how wealthy commercial property owners – including Donald Trump himself – have avoided paying taxes on what their properties are actually worth, collectively costing California $243 billion since 2012.

When corporations don’t pay their fair share, everyday Californians are left to pick up the tab, and cities and counties are forced to push taxes, impact fees, and service charges onto residents, making California’s affordability crisis even worse.

Tom is going to close these corporate loopholes, and raise $20 billion of new revenue each year to fund things like education, healthcare, childcare, and home care, all without charging working people a penny.