OPPOSE Initiative 2124
If 2124 passes in November, it would:
Allow workers to opt out of Washington’s long term care tax (.58%) Effectively shut down WA Cares, Washington’s long term care benefit fund for 3.9 million working Washingtonians.
Cause more people, mostly women, to provide unpaid care, will increase out of pocket costs and throw us back into the expensive private insurance market.
Mean only upper-income people can afford long-term care insurance, which charges women more than men. It will widen the gender income gap, take women out of the workforce, and increase the financial strain on families faced with long-term care expenses.
Who is behind I-2124?
Let’s Go Washington, a conservative group sponsored by hedge fund manager Brian Heywood and the Washington State Republican Party.
Who opposes I-2124?
SEIU 775, whose members include thousands of long-term care workers, WA State Nurses Association, League of Women Voters, WA State Labor Council, AARP, Washington Catholic Conference, the Washington State Democrats and many, many more.