Briefly: More Measure 50 and Rep. Sara Gelser
For we Oregon voters with mail-in ballots freshly in hand, I recommend checking out City Club of Portland's Measure 50 analysis and recommendation. This very clear and thorough document does a great job of dispelling the myths surrounding this issue.
In addition, if you didn't catch it on KOPB, City Club sponsored a Measure 50 debate (link to mp3). Representitive Sara Gelser did a great job of laying out the sponsors' case for Measure 50, and, to be fair, J.L. Wilson came well-prepared to present the "No" position. I enjoyed high school debate, and I thought both participants did well.
Speaking of Rep. Sara Gelser, she had a fantastic freshman year in the Oregon Legislature. Kudos to her important legislative effort on behalf of families and individuals that experience disabilities. Passage of HB 2406 - a bill that opens up home nursing support for kids beyond those that are technological dependent (our matching criteria in MFCU) - was a huge win for our community.
This will be a huge help to some of the families I know. Having support at home often allows families to stay together at home: an important win for everyone. See her introduction of the bill on the House floor.
Thanks for all your work, Rep. Gelser!
-- Dad
Comments
Did anyone see that study mentioned in the Portland Tribune the other day?
Bottom line, Measure 50 would produce a net economic benefit of $163 million for low-income Oregonians.
Low income families will get $183 million in new health care, while low income smokers will spend $20 million more on cigarettes. Thus, the net effect is a positive $163 million.
I think this should put the argument about regressive taxation to rest. Measure 50 is a boon to low income families.
Posted by: talkideas | October 29, 2007 07:27 AM
Thanks for your comment. I didn't see that article, but I'll look it up.
I think the most frustrating thing about the No campaign has been that they don't want to talk about the money allocation. The disinformation about how much goes to health care/Healthy Kids has been kind of the start and stop point, unfortunately.
Posted by: Rob at Kintropy | October 29, 2007 10:13 PM