Archimedes Movement Blog

Oregon sales tax proposal would fund universal health care

Peter Wong and Tracy Lowe, writing for the Salem Statesman-Journal, report that the State's Senate Health Care Committee heard a proposal to create a state sales tax solely to fund health care for all Oregonians. Here's how the story begins:

True Health Care Reform

  1. Traditional Medicine              

              Get Sick

Diagnose Disease

Treat with Drugs 

Many thanks to Jason and Joe

As we move into 2010 with a new chair of the Archimedes Movement Community Leadership Council (CLC), I want to take a moment to thank Jason Gingerich and Joe Zaerr for their leadership between the inaugural CLC meeting (in the Summer of 2008) and today.

The Train, Derailed or just Detoured? Regaining Perspective

The Train, Derailed or just Detoured?

Pass or fail, the tax measures won't end Oregon's woes

[This opinion piece by Archimedes Movement executive director Liz Baxter appeared in the Salem Statesman-Journal on January 23rd, 2010.]