“California Senate President Don Perata has a plan to provide all uninsured working Californians with health insurance at an estimated cost of $5 billion to $7 billion without a tax increase. Unfortunately it will not work, says Jon Coupal, president of the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association. … Even if the plan did stick to the estimated cost without raising taxes — which is unlikely — says Coupal, the program would be anything but free.” (12/21/06)