 It's horribly worrisome, and even worse than people, workers, not getting a return on their investment, is that this plan will not work. Reading numbers related to the cost of care increasing should make it clear to Washingtonians and lawmakers that the Washington Care Fund is not a good solution for our graying population. Lawmakers went down this wrong, easier road of taxing workers for something many will never see to try to solve Medicaid spending problems.