Showing posts with label Healthcare. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Healthcare. Show all posts

Saturday, September 8, 2007

Ballot Measure 50: Tax Cigarettes To Fund Healthcare For Kids

This is well worth repeating.

Ballot Measure 50: AMENDS CONSTITUTION: DEDICATES FUNDS TO PROVIDE HEALTHCARE FOR CHILDREN, FUND TOBACCO PREVENTION, THROUGH INCREASED TOBACCO TAX OF (84.5 CENTS/PACK).

This is pretty much a no-brainer. Put an 84.5 cent tax on packs of cigarettes and the money goes to kids. Pretty much only the the tobacco industry is against this measure. You can find out more here at HealthyKids-Oregon.org.

Here is Senate Joint Resolution 4 which is the actual legalese of what Ballot Measure 50 looks like. It's extremely easy to read and very straight forward.

Here is a Legislative Argument in Support of Ballot Measure 50.

Vote yes on 50. Help kids with no healthcare finally get the help they need.