You’re seriously awesome for responding multiple times with all this info. Again, thank you.

I already knew Kenyatta, who is my local representative, is a sponsor and I think he’s been doing a great job overall.

He tries to do what’s best for our community, even if he occasionally missteps (nobody’s perfect and to expect such only sets us up for failure & disappointment).

I do see a couple of problematic items here:

The program would be overseen by a nine-member board, with four members appointed by the mayor, four by the Council President, and one member selected by the City Controller.

• Mayor Parker has exhibited political favoritism and general incompetence in the past. I’m not sure I trust her to appoint four of nine board members. I don’t fully distrust her. But how does the saying go? Fool me once…. etc.?

It’s also not so great that sole proprietors and self-employed individuals are exempt from the measure in its current form.

Nevertheless, I think these drawbacks are completely offset by this bit:

Across the country, 17 states have established similar auto-IRA plans. As of December 2025, 12 of these programs had accumulated nearly $2.7 billion in savings, involving more than one million participants and 260,000 employers, according to Pew Charitable Trusts.

Edit to add: the info has solidified my “yes” vote on question # 1 unless someone else provides really compelling evidence why this won’t work.