A new form of socialism has come to San Francisco. And with it comes mendacity from the local press.

The San Francisco Board of Supervisors voted unanimously Tuesday to make the city the nation's first to provide all residents with health care, approving a plan that would give adults access to medical services regardless of their immigration or employment status.

Financed by local government, mandatory contributions from employers and income-adjusted premiums, the universal care plan would cover the cost of everything from checkups, prescription drugs and X-rays to ambulance rides, blood tests and operations.

Let’s clarify this for you. The new program will be paid for by “local government” (read that “current tax dollars”), “mandatory contributions from employers” (read that “a new tax on employers”) and “income adjusted premiums” (read that “a new income tax on workers”).

Why not come right out and call it what it is -- tax-funded health care?

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