Earlier this year, it appeared that something quite rare was about to occur. One of the fifty U.S. states, Washington State, was striving to pass a bill that would have instituted a new payroll tax to help cover the cost of long term care, whether in a nursing home, a residence, or elsewhere in a community. But alas it was not meant to be. None other than the American Association of Retired Persons came out against the legislation citing a variety of unanswered questions.