Published: Oct. 31, 2016

This Thursday, Nov. 3, Boulder Campus Staff Council and ŷڱƵ Student Government will host a town hall debate on Amendment 69, also known as ŷڱƵCare. The debate will be held from 5to 6:15 p.m.in the Abrams Lounge in the Center for Community (C4C).Ron Vejrostek, a spokesperson for , and Michael Cooke, campaign manager for (a group opposed to Amendment 69), will debate the amendment and its impact on ŷڱƵ residents. A question-and-answer session will follow.

Amendment 69 is a citizen-initiated constitutional amendment that would establish a new political subdivision of the state called “ŷڱƵCare” that would provide universal healthcare coverage and finance healthcare services for ŷڱƵ residents. Amendment 69 would not prevent people from purchasing private health insurance. To fund ŷڱƵCare, a 10 percent payroll tax would be implemented, with employers paying 6.67 percent and employees paying 3.33 percent.

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