Rep. Peter Abbarno talks to KXL’s Lars Larson about the state’s flawed long-term care program and payroll tax that takes effect July 1

June 9, 2023

The state’s new long-term care insurance program and payroll tax takes effect July 1. Rep. Peter Abbarno, R-Centralia, tells KXL’s Lars Larson it’s an inadequate, short-term benefit that many people may pay into, but never get anything from it. Abbarno introduced legislation to repeal the program, but majority Democrats would not even give the bill a hearing.