This Thursday, Nov. 3, Boulder Campus Staff Council and CU Student Government will host a town hall debate on Amendment 69, also known as ColoradoCare. The debate will be held from 5听to 6:15 p.m.听in the Abrams Lounge in the Center for Community (C4C).听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 Colorado 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 鈥淐oloradoCare鈥� that would provide universal healthcare coverage and finance healthcare services for Colorado residents. Amendment 69 would not prevent people from purchasing private health insurance. To fund ColoradoCare, a 10 percent payroll tax would be implemented, with employers paying 6.67 percent and employees paying 3.33 percent.
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