I’ve a spinal wire damage. This damage has proven me simply how laborious it’s to afford long-term care. That’s why I’m voting “approve” on Senate Joint Decision 8201 this 12 months.
Once I wanted long-term care, I needed to pay out-of-pocket as a result of my mother and father had been unable to take time without work to look after me. Now, our state has a long-term care fund that exists to assist individuals like me in instances of want. This fund may also be an important help for almost all of Washingtonians who will at some point want long-term care — no matter why we’d like it.
SJR 8201 is a commonsense measure that may permit our long-term care funds to be invested by the unbiased, nonpartisan Washington State Funding Board. This may assist maximize returns on our long-term care {dollars} in the identical manner that our state maximizes returns on different state profit and pension funds.
It’s a easy improve that makes our tax {dollars} go additional. Vote “approve” on 8201.
Sawyer Stearns, Seattle
