California Retailers Association Joins Leading Business Organizations Supporting One Cent Sales Tax to Help Fund Health Care Program.SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- The California Retailers Association announced its support today for a one cent sales tax sales tax, levy on the sale of goods or services, generally calculated as a percentage of the selling price, and sometimes called a purchase tax. It is usually collected in the form of an extra charge by the retailer, who remits the tax to the government. to help fund comprehensive health care reform. CRA See Community Reinvestment Act. joins the California Restaurant Association and the California Small Business Association in supporting an alternative funding mechanism to ensure that every Californian is able to get health insurance. "The idea of taking an initiative to the people of California to fund health care reform is gaining momentum," said Bill Dombrowski, President and Chief Executive Officer of the California Retailers Association. "There is clearly support to enact comprehensive health care reform, but we need to find stable and equitable funding sources." The California Retailers Association previously announced its support for key principles outlined in the Governor's health care proposal including guaranteed issuance, an individual mandate, increased Medi-Cal reimbursement rates, cost containment cost containment, n the features of a dental benefits program or of the administration of the program designed to reduce or eliminate certain charges to the plan. and shared responsibility. "Shared responsibility should not be a catchphrase Noun 1. catchphrase - a phrase that has become a catchword catch phrase phrase - an expression consisting of one or more words forming a grammatical constituent of a sentence for simply requiring employers to pay more for health insurance. Individuals, healthcare providers, businesses and the government should all bear some of the costs," Dombrowski said. "We also need to address exorbitant health care costs, which are increasing faster than the rate of inflation and payroll," said Dombrowski. "A proposal that is fully funded and implements real cost controls will ensure that the burden of paying for health care reform is not disproportionately put on employers." "As the California Retailers Association looks at the alternative proposals brought forth in the Legislature, such as SB 840 and AB 8, it is clear that the reform concepts we support are not contained in these bills," Dombrowski added. "We want to work with the Governor and the Legislature to develop a bipartisan solution." The California Retailers Association is a trade association representing major California department stores This is a list of department stores. In the case of department store groups the location of the flagship store is given. This list does not include large specialist stores, which sometimes resemble department stores. , mass merchandisers, supermarkets, chain drug and convenience stores The following is a list of convenience stores organized by geographical location. Stores are grouped by the lowest heading that contains all locales in which the brands have significant presence. , as well as specialty retailers such as auto, book, office supply, electronics, pet supply, hardware and home improvement, auto, jewelry jewelry, personal adornments worn for ornament or utility, to show rank or wealth, or to follow superstitious custom or fashion. The most universal forms of jewelry are the necklace, bracelet, ring, pin, and earring. , and craft stores. Its members have more than 11,000 stores in California and account for more than $120 billion in sales annually. |
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