Anthony outlines economic plan
during University campaign stop
The EMU Ballroom was transformed into a class
room Thursday as 4th District congressional candidate
Ross Anthony concluded the ASUO Political Faire
before an audience of about 30 people
The Republican, a University economics associate
professor, left the stage and had the audience gather
closer to him, saying that speaking from a podium away
from the crowd reminded him of lecturing in 180 PLC.
Anthony said one difference between himself and
Democratic incumbent Jim Weaver is style While
Weaver pits one side against another on an issue, he
prefers to bring people together and form a consensus,
Anthony said
While Weaver emphasizes environmental issues
during the campaign, he favors a balance between the
environment and jobs, Anthony added
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State Sen. Edward Fadeley disagreed with challenger
Mike Cross, saying that draft resisters should not be
denied financial aid
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Unlike many candidates this year, Anthony said
Oregon does not necessarily need to attract new
business into the state, but needs reduced interest rates
to revitalize its economy The state's major industries
are sensitive to interest rates and need lower rates to
retool its factories and invest, he said
Balancing the federal budget plays an important
part in reducing interest rates because of the Federal
Reserve Board's monetary policy, Anthony said Ways
to balance the budget include cutting waste and inef
ficiency in the Defense Department and eliminating
special-interest tax breaks, he said
Programs with positive incentives are needed to
spark the economy, giving a "hand-up instead of a
hand-down," Anthony added
The challenger said another part of his economic
reform platform is to maintain adequate opportunity for
student financial aid Higher education is underfunded
and needs additional investment to help the economy,
he said
The University needs to change its attitude of being
inward-looking, he said.
Fadeley, Cross show differences
on revenue measures in debate
Incumbent Ed Fadeley received more applause
than Republican challenger Mike Cross as they squared
off Thursday in the Senate District 21 debate
Fadeley. a 20-year legislative veteran, said he had
the legislative skills to make him a "better tool for the
people" while Cross, a University student, said most
people "are dissatisfied with politics as usual" and
need a change
The candidates differed on many issues
While opposing Ballot Measure 3, Cross said if it
passes the state could recoup its lost revenue by
starting a state lottery The state also needs to aggres
sively recruit new industries into the state by reducing
bureaucracy, which could be accomplished by approv
ing Ballot Measure 6, he added
Measure 3 is the property tax limitation measure.
Measure 6 eliminates the Land Conservation and
Development Commission
Fadeley, who also apposes Measure 3, said local
governments could institute an income tax to offset
their fiscal problems instead of seeking state assis
tance
Another way of collecting more revenue, he added,
was by making Oregon "a place where people like to
live.”
The candidates disagreed on the Soloman Act,
which would deny financial aid to a person who does
not register for the draft
Stories by Richard Burr
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University economics professor Ross Anthony empha
sized economic issues in his campaign appearance at
the ASUO Political Faire Thursday.
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