"How are they going to pay for this ? Oregon hardly has the money to properly fund its school systems much less pay for a universal healthcare system ."
"I do n't know anyone on the committees , but people I know who have taken a look at the initial proposal and understand the current Oregon public health program ( manages Medicaid and other fed/state health funds ) say it 's financially feasible by the proposal to combine current private policy subscriptions ( including civil service at all levels other than federal ) and fed/state/muni contributions . I 'm told the key will be deductibles and how they scale them . Oregon 's schools ( excluding rural designations ) would have plenty of money if educator unions did n't have funding in a stranglehold . Word is that unless benefits and retirement now equaling private sector CEO levels are n't cut back the system will crash within the next decade . Off-topic , but civil service pay and benefits are an upcoming US crisis . Unions have switched from ruining manufacturing industries to the public sector . The county I live in already has a dual work force , union and non-union , with union workers to eventually disappear by attrition . Maybe sooner when looking at budget forecasting ."
"Oregon hardly has the money to properly fund its school systems much less pay for a universal healthcare system ."
"people I know who have taken a look at the initial proposal and understand the current Oregon public health program ( manages Medicaid and other fed/state health funds ) say it 's financially feasible"