Should WA Cares be Optional? The case for NO on I-2124
This election season we’re bringing you conversations on all of the statewide initiatives on this November’s ballot.
This week, we’re taking a deep dive into I-2124, it’s the initiative that would give WA voters the option to OPT-OUT of the WA Cares long term services insurance program.
Yesterday, we talked to Elizabeth New from the WA Policy Center, who urged listeners to vote YES on I-2124.
TODAY, we’re talking to the NO side.
Gov. Inslee signed the bill that created WA Cares back in 2019. It’s a kind of “social insurance plan,” which would extend a one-time benefit of $36,500 to people who…
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