Should state union workers be required to contribute 5% of their salary to their own health care costs? Currently most state workers contribute NOTHING, ZERO, ZIP, NADA to their own health care. And remember: it’s for THE CHILDREN.
Please head to KPAM.com and click on my name “Victoria” and scroll down for my interview yesterday with State Rep Dennis Richardson.
Over at Catalyst (here) there’s a bit more on the story. But the money shot is here:

For a sense of scale in the bill’s projected savings, an Oregon Education Association (OEA) mailing this week complained about policy bills that would shift $25 million away from classrooms, which “would do long-term damage to our students.” According to the Legislative Fiscal Office, the Republicans’ HB 2011 would save $69 million in General Fund dollars this biennium alone.  HB 2011 does not apply to Oregon teachers, who already contribute to their health insurance costs.
“HB 2011 offers an alternative to teacher layoffs and larger class sizes,” said Joint Ways and Means Co-Chair Dennis Richardson (R-Central Point), the bill’s chief sponsor.

Do you suppose that GREECE could happen here if state workers have to contribute to their OWN  healthcare?