Editorial
Deficit compromise
must be reached soon
In the wake of one of the most severe stock market
crashes in history. Congress is meeting in an economic sum
mit to solve the problems created by an ever-growing budget
deficit. It is vital that an effective, realistic plan to reduce the
deficit be devised in order to prevent another recession.
Ingress toward a successful compromise has been
slowed, however, by Senate Republican's and the White
House's refusal to raise taxes and their continuous push to
cut more domestic programs. If this stubborn refusal con
tinues. the summit will be pointless. Both sides will have to
compromise their policies to find a formula that will work.
One Democrat participating in the summit said nothing
had been accomplished because of the refusal to accept a tax
increase. "We're right back in the center of the hurricane;
we're no place." he said.
Because of this forboding sense of ineffectiveness,
Democrats have appropriately developed another plan they
may push through Congress after the summit. The plan
would save nearly $31 billion in the fiscal year
House Speaker Jim Wright pressured the House to pass a
$12 billion tax increase package last Thursday. Although
there were many apprehensions to the bill from Republicans
and Southern ijemocrats, the bill was finally accepted. But
the victory was more a show of party unity then concern
over budget problems.
However, Wright said the bill would “strengthen the
hand of the House in the budget talks.” This will be impor
tant leverage needed to reat:h a compromise.
The package is only the first step toward reducing the
deficit, though. Small increases were implemented on
telephones, mortgages, estates and Social Security, and the
bill defined other areas of tax write-offs as well. A $12
billion dollar reduction is a drop in the bucket for a deficit
already in the trillions of dollars.
Keagan has vowed to solve the deficit problem, but he
seems unwilling to compromise his policies. It is time for
the president to set aside his pride and face reality. It is vir
tually impossible to reduce the deficit without a tax
increase.
In the past Keagan has simply cut domestic programs
But because of increased defense spending and foreign
policies, this has not succeeded. Nonetheless. Keagan
claims this system will work. Kealistically, he must either
cut defense spending or raise taxes. In the long-run it will be
effective and beneficial.
Keagan announced a willingness to meet with Congress
after the stock market crash. "It is preferable, if possible,
that the executive and legislative braches reach agreement
on a budget-deficit reduction package." he said.
For this meeting to be successful, the White House and
Congress must stop blaming each other for the deficit, ac
cept the problem and find an appropriate compromise. Petty
arguing will accomplish nothing.
The deficit is a growing problem, hopefully the
economic summit will open the way to a solution to the ex
cessive spending.
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Letters
Clarification
I would like lo clarify a
number of issues in the article
printed on Oct. 30 in the
Emerald regarding the current
negotiations between the
Graduate Teaching Fellows
Federation and the Oregon State
System of Higher Education.
The remark attributed to me
that GTFs basically run the
University was taken out of con
text I was commenting on the
necessity of having teachers for
undergraduate courses, and the
fact that in some departments
GTFs teach more than half of
the undergraduate classes
More important, though, was
the omission of an interview I
gave the reporter after that day’s
l>argaining session was com
pleted. The statement released
by the Union was as follows:
"We had a very successful
bargaining session today There
was significant movement made
at the table. We are optimistic
and hope to have a contract in
place by the end of November."
Contract negotiation is a very
delicate process. The activism
of the rank-and-file membership
of the GTFF has impressed
upon the QSSHE/University
bargaining team the need for
open dialogue at the table. We
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Equal treatment
ASIIO Minority Affairs Coor
dinator Harry Hintsala, quoted
in an Kmerald story as saying,
“you choose to be gay or les
bian," and implying that gays
should remain invisible to
avoid harassment, is
uneducated and insensitive
(ODE. Oct. 27).
Hintsala's comment shows
not only that he is unaware of
current sexuality theory, which
holds sexual orientation to be at
least in part genetically
predetermined, but also that he
has no idea what harassment
gay people face.
* agree mat gay people who
do their best to blend in are less
likely to be harassed, but why
should they be harassed at all?
Only because they are different,
just as Mr. Hintsala, a Native
American, is different.
In order to do his job, Mr.
Hintsala needs to understand
that someone who calls a gay
person faggot on the street is
engaging in harassment of the
same kind and degree as so
meone who calls a black person
nigger. This childish minority
bashing should be universally
condemned.
The Student Conduct Com
mittee is considering recom
mending adding broad anti
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harassment provisions to the
conduct code. Perhaps Mr
Hintsala can take advantage of
public hearings on the proposed
change to educate himself about
the extent of harassment at the
University. Only then will he lx;
able to "coordinate” minority
affairs for the ASUO.
I am a gay faculty member
and 1 expect to be treated the
same, for better or worse, as my
heterosexual colleagues. 1 will
not disappear for the conve
nience of bigots.
Alan Contreras, member
Student Conduct Committee
Letter of protest
The Executive Board of the
Graduate Teaching Fellows
Federation, Local 3544 of the
American Federation of
Teachers, would like to express
its concern and anger over the
recent treatment of University
President Paul Olum at the
hands of the State Board of
Higher Education.
While the Union has not
always agreed with the policies
of Dr. Olum. we have always
found him to be a man of great
integrity and dedication. Under
his leadership we have seen the
University move ahead with
new vigor. To end this leader
ship early shows a lack of judge
ment on the part of the Board.
We would also like to state
publicly our deep and sincere
appreciation to Dr. Olum for the
support he gave the Union dur
ing last year’s struggle over tui
tion waiver taxation and for his
continued activism on behalf of
GTFs and faculty.
The State Board owes the
University community an
honest explanation of its deci
sion. Again, we protest the
unilateral decision of the Board
and urge them to reevaluate
their action, considering the
negative ramifications it is sure
to have on the University of
Oregon.
Charles Hunt. President
Patrice Korjenek.
Vice President
GTFF Executive Board