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1996 Oregon Ballot Measure 44 — Wikipedia (en)

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Oregon Ballot Measure 44 was brought to the November 1996 general election in the U.S. state of Oregon by the initiative process. It passed with 55.9% of the vote. With strong backing from Governor John Kitzhaber, PeaceHealth, a hospital in Eugene, teamed with the Oregon Association of Hospital and Health Systems (OAHHS) to bring about the initiative. Measure 44 would raise tobacco taxes in the state. The primary purpose for raising tobacco taxes was to raise money to fund the Oregon Health Plan (OHP). Additionally, some of the money from the tobacco tax would go towards programs to prevent tobacco use and educate people about the harmful effects of tobacco, primarily aimed at children. Measure 44 became highly politicized on both sides. Prior to Measure 44 being brought to the ballot, there was a permanent and a temporary cigarette tax in Oregon. The temporary tax added 10 cents per pack of cigarettes; that money went to the Oregon Health Plan, but the temporary tax was set to expire on December 31, 1997. Measure 44 would replace this temporary tax with the permanent cigarette tax, raising it from 1.4 cents per cigarette to 2.9 cents per cigarette, making tobacco products 65% of the wholesale price up from 35%. Measure 44 would take Oregon from being ranked 17th highest in the nation for cigarette taxes to 3rd. Roughly 90% of the revenue from the proposed cigarette tax would be allocated to fund the OHP, and 10% would go towards creating a program to educate children about the harms of tobacco and to prevent tobacco use. The OHP is a Medicaid reform that extended care to the working poor in Oregon by prioritizing and rationing health care. The OHP was championed by Governor Kitzhaber and began implementation in 1994. Battles between those who were for Measure 44 and those who were against it quickly rose. Some of the most prominent groups and individuals who were for Measure 44 included Governor Kitzhaber, OAHHS, Senator Ron Wyden, and various other health groups. There were a few common reasons that these groups and people were for Measure 44. One of the most common reasons was that Measure 44 would expand the OHP, in a move towards universal health care in Oregon, and with that expansion, health costs would be lowered as well. Another common argument is that those who use tobacco have much greater health care costs than those who don't; thus, it is only fair to have them pay into the healthcare system. Additionally, many proponents have cited the creation of the program to educate and prevent children from smoking as a significant benefit of Measure 44. The most prominent group against Measure 44 was the Fairness Matters to Oregon Committee, and up until a few weeks before the election, it looked as though other people and groups that were against Measure 44 included former Governor Vit Atiyeh, convenience store owners, and various other individuals. One argument of those who were against Measure 44 was that it unfairly taxed a small portion o

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