|
medpundit |
||
 |
 |
|
Tuesday, November 05, 2002Bird in Hand: A reader with relatives in Oregon had this to say about the state healthcare initiative on the ballot today: My sister's place of employment told them that due to the increases in medical insurance premiums they couldn't afford a raise this year for the employees. However, if the Health Initiative passed then they would get a raise. And she bought into this! She's voting "yes" on the measure without thinking about how her state income tax will go through the roof wiping out any raise she might. I guess doubling the state budget (that currently has a deficit) didn't cause her to ask where the money would come from. My mother informed me after reading up on the ballot measure that it establishes a committee of 10 people that are allowed to raise the taxes without any other approval. I can't imagine this would go over well in Oregon since almost every single tax increase is decided by the voters. Good luck to Oregon today. Their fiscal future hangs in the balance. posted by Sydney on 11/05/2002 07:19:00 AM 0 comments 0 Comments: |
|
