Measure 9 raises controversy over tax rates
By Tonnie Dakin
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If Ballot Measure 9 is passed
in today's election, the Oregon
Constitution would be amended
to set property taxes at a max
imum rate, changing the future
of Oregon's economy.
The measure would repeal
the former method of determin
ing tax bases for units such as
school districts, counties, and
cities. These units would be
enabled to levy taxes baaed on
either the lesser of the 1985 rate
or a percentage limitation.
In 1987, the property tax rate
would be limited to the lesser of
the 1985 rate or 2 percent of the
assessed value. In the following
years, this rate would become
the lesser of the 1985 rate or 1.5
percent of the assessed value.
This amount of the tax rate
can be increased only by a vote
of the people, and elections can
be held only twice a year
Opponents of the measure
believe it is unfair because it
will jeopardize school districts,
public services and state
programs.
“It cuts the budgets and
'They (the schools) have plenty of excess money. There are plenty
of things they can cut and still give a good education. ’
—Tonie Nathan
'It’s so poorly drafted that it doesn ft account for all of its effects. *
—Margaret Hal lock _
forgets about the conse
quences,” said I)r. Margaret
Haliock. economist and director
of research at the Oregon Public
Employees Union.
”lt's so poorly drafted that it
doesn't account for all of its ef
fects." she added.
One effect of the measure is
that it would repeal Oregon
schools' only measure of stabili
ty. their tax base, she said. In
addition, there is no plan for
mulated to equalize the losses
the school districts would suffer
under the measure, Haliock
said.
"It cuts revenues but it
doesn't salve the problem of
unstable schools," she said.
"Uniformity of quality educa
tion would be impossible under
Ballot Measure 9,” she said.
Tonie Nathan, l^ne County
representative to the state com
mittee. disagrees with this.
"They (the schools) have
plenty of excess money."
Nathan said. "There are plenty
of things they can cut and still
give a good education."
in addition, if Ballot Measure
7 was passed along with Ballot
Measure 9. schools would be
able to receive a portion of their
support from a 5 percent sales
tax. she said.
Nathan believes there is a
growing bureaucracy in schools
because many of the employees
within the school system are not
teachers, she said.
"There's a lot of extra help
that doesn’t need to be there,"
Nathan said.
Hallock believes there is a
consensus in Oregon to stabilize
the schools, and proponents of
the measure are not considering
this, she said.
"The proponents of this
measure, in my opinion, do not
care about the quality of educa
tion. they care about cutting
property taxes." Hallock said.
In addition to restricting
school funding, the measure
would restrict funding for local
services such as health, library,
and bus services, as well as
police and fire departments.
“To just blatantly take the
meat ax and say we’re not going
to fund programs (is
ridiculous).” Haliock said.
Nathan believes that by cut
ting property taxes. Ihe money
that is earned in the private sec
tor will stay there, producing a
boom in the economy, she said.
"Another thing about (Ballot
Measure) 9 that 1 think is good
is that when you cut taxes you
leave more money in the
pockets of those who make it."
Nathan said.
Although similar measures
have been put on the ballot and
defeated five times in the past
eight years. Nathan believes
this measure will pass.
“It's less restrictive than the
other ones.” she said. “Last
time it rolled back the rates to
1980...now it's roiling them
back to 1985.
"Each time it was barely
defeated," Nathan added. “It
passed in (almost) every county
in Oregon except Lane Coun
ty." she said.
"If we wake up on November
5th and Measure 9 is passed,
this state will never (survive),”
Hal lock said.
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