538 podcast: Colorado expected to vote down Single Payer Health Care referendum

[brooklynite]

ColoradoCare
Amendment 69 is a citizen-initiated constitutional amendment that would establish a political subdivision of the state called “ColoradoCare.” The measure was designed to establish a statewide program to provide universal healthcare coverage and finance healthcare services for Colorado residents. Amendment 69 would not prevent people from purchasing private health insurance. A 21-member board of trustees would govern ColoradoCare. As ColoradoCare would operate as a cooperative, members would vote for candidates to serve on the co-op's board and decide whether taxes should be increased to provide additional funding to the program. To fund ColoradoCare, a 10 percent payroll tax would be implemented, with employers paying 6.67 percent and employees paying 3.33 percent. Other non-payroll income would also be taxed at 10 percent.

https://ballotpedia.org/Colorado_Creation_of_ColoradoCare_System,_Amendment_69_(2016)

Latest polling has support at 30%; opposition at 56%

According to 538, a plurality of Democrats oppose the referendum.

[Hortensis]

1. I want single payer, but I imagine I'd vote against

withdrawing support from our current national system, which is in itself a genuine healthcare revolution and which also needs all the support we can give it for the revolution to continue.

Speaking of, take a Democrat out to dinner and vote on the 8th!