Just for starters, the 2002 ballot measure 25 is exempt from this section of the Constitution. If the editors had read the entire section then they would realize how wrong the last paragraph is.

In addition they do not have figures for the entire impact of either the sick leave or minimum wage legislation will have on Lane county because we have not prepared comprehensive estimates that include the cost of administration as well as the cost to our contractors like the non-profits we contract with for much of our human services work that employ many part-time employees and low wage workers that will be effected by both laws.

It is worth at least having a discussion about a possible course of action to hold the legislature financially responsible for increasing the costs of providing services to our citizens when they pass new mandates. Are the editors suggesting we should not at least have an informed discussion?