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Oregon

cbreezen

(694 posts) Wed Jan 24, 2018, 10:39 AM Jan 2018

Oregon votors overwhelmingly pass Measure 101 [View all]

with 61% voting to save Oregon's Medicaid program in the face of inaction and division in Washington, DC. The monies come from an additional tax on hospitals and a tax on health insurance companies.

I wish it were easier for me to post a good link without retyping the entire URL, but I'm sure someone here else could do that.

I am one happy mom of a special needs kid, and I love, love, love my state!

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Oregon votors overwhelmingly pass Measure 101 [View all] cbreezen Jan 2018 OP

It's always easy to vote for taxes on "somebody else" customerserviceguy Jan 2018 #1

The hospital tax is .7% cbreezen Jan 2018 #2

Yes, they're seemingly tiny customerserviceguy Jan 2018 #15

Measure 101 Timewas Jan 2018 #3

Interestingly enough, one of the sponsors who forced the ballot Kittycow Jan 2018 #5

I actually think that submitting controversial bills cbreezen Jan 2018 #11

It is also temporary and was meant to cbreezen Jan 2018 #9

Why a sales tax? Ken Burch Jan 2018 #19

I used to live in Washington, near the border with Oregon customerserviceguy Feb 2018 #20

Yea, us! CanonRay Jan 2018 #4

Yeah, I was kind of surprised at that. Kittycow Jan 2018 #6

Not too surprising Timewas Jan 2018 #7

What was the percentage of registered votors who returned their ballots? nt cbreezen Jan 2018 #10

I think it was just over 10% CanonRay Jan 2018 #12

Ehhhhh. Stunning. nt cbreezen Jan 2018 #13

Way to go Oregon! Nitram Jan 2018 #8

So sorry I missed your post! cbreezen Jan 2018 #16

As the happy wife of a guy born in Roseburg - raven mad Jan 2018 #14

Thanks for sharing in our excitement. cbreezen Jan 2018 #17

LOL! Disraeli rocks, too! raven mad Jan 2018 #18