Should WA Cares be Optional? The case for YES on I-2124
This election season we’re bringing you conversations on all of the statewide initiatives on the November ballot.
Most recently, we looked at both sides of the Capital Gains Tax Repeal.
This week, we’re taking a deep dive into I-2124: it’s the initiative that would give Washington voters the option to OPT-OUT of the WA Cares long term services insurance program.
Gov. Inslee signed the bill that created WA Cares into law back in 2019. It’s a kind of “social insurance plan,” which would extend a one-time benefit of $36,500 to people who pay into the program, to help them cover the cost of…
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