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Come & visit’ 1669 WILLAMETTE 686-9907 686-9912 Hours: 8:30 - 7:30 Mon. - Sat. by Appointment Group gives voice to higher ed By Julio Swenson At ft time of im reusing con t ern about budget < uts dealt to Oregon colleges and universi ties. higher education support ers have formed a political at tion committee to help them further their cause across the state The committee, named the "Campaign for Oregon's I uture," comprises students, faculty, alumni, parents and other supporters with a mission to firing tax reform to Oregon and to advot ate higher edut a tion, said Kandy Me Donald, director of the ( ommiltoe "What vve saw was a 1 a■ k of voice for higher edu< ation." said John Goodman, the committee's campaign administrator, on why the committee was formed Hus is a wav to give those |ieo pie a moans to .1 voice " funded by private donations, the i ommitteo helps to recruit higher edui ation boosters, such as parents of college graduates and alumni, to work on local pro-Ballot Measure 1 cam paigns. Mi Donald said Since the i ommittee's estab lishment in August of this year, its volunteers have urged voters to support Measure 1 which would enact a r> peri util sales tax with the revenue devoted to kindergarten through l<tth grade si hools and community colleges — through the mail and by phone The future of the University and si hool system statewide is at least in part dependent on the outcome of this election, Good man said "The damage that will bo done to si hools if this measure doesn’t pass will be irrepnra l* 1 «*." h»* said. Since ballot Measure 5 a property tax limitation propos a! — was approved In voters in 1990, more than $4H million in budgeted state funds at the l ’ni• versity has been cut in< hiding more than 300 f.u ult\ and staff positions. 200 classes and 24 degree-granting programs, according to the University of Oregon Alumni Assih iation Whether Measure 1 passes or fails, the committee will contin ue advocating tax reform, a need that has been talked about for some time. Mt Donald said "It s important for the Univer sity and students that we not give up until we solve the Mea sure IS situation,” lie said. For more information, contact the Campaign for Oregon's Future at .344-5049 SALES TAX Continued from Page 1 tries like mining. will only have a i peri ent tax applied to it. but machinery used to restore the land after mining will be taxed at 5 percent, the regular rate "We re encouraging environmental degradation and discouraging rei Initiation by the tax struc ture." (ardoza said On the other hand, for Associated Oregon Indus tries. a statewide business lobbying organization, even a 2 percent reduction in the tax rate for some mai hinerv wasn't enough. (’.arv Carlson, the organization's vit e president, said the manufai luring communitv was seeking "outright exemption" from the tax on merchandise and equipment used in manufacturing Associated Oregon Industries, which includes manufacturers, retailers and others working in business, had submitted a tax proposal to (he Leg islature after more than a year of work The Legislature altered the plan to the point that AOI believed it could no longer support the tax. Cardoza said The tax's inefficient \ stems from the fact that it i lists mon' money to administer per dollar collect ed in tax than any other tax. he said Cardoza said people who own small businesses or produce goods in their own homes will he fore ini to start filling out paperwork, and lor them, this tax will he like a "driver's license to be able to vend It makes vending a privilege and not a right " Hot ause some businesses will have to fill out tax returns on a monthly basis. Cardoza said the pro posed tax is invasive. Carlson said his organization also believes retail ers should he compensated for having to serve as the state's tax collet tors t inder the proposed plan retailers would he compensated In being allowed to keep a pen outage of the sales tax tlun collet t In 11)95. the Legislature would decide w hether further compensation to retailers is netessary and if so. how mm li the i ompensation should lie r Both Cardoza and Carlson believe the legisla ture did not make enough of an effort to increase government effii ienoy before turning to a sales tax. "They didn't fund education and then came to us holding school children as hostages to ask for a sales tax." Cardoza said "They could have shift ed other monies around and they didn't.” Despite their anti-tax stance, (iarlson and Car doza said they are not against education. "Opponents are saying if you oppose the sales tax. you oppose si hools," Cardoza said. "We need to perpetuate some type of (education) system, and il the schools need more money, we ll work on a campaign ." Carlson said many people interpret his organi zation's stance as being one where the group "turned our hack on education." "We've probably done more for education than any other group in the state-." he said. The organization's support of education includes a study done on education reform, an awards program to i elehrate excellence in teaching and administrating, and production of a video that showcases ideas on administration from principals across the country. Carlson said. Cardoza is skeptical of the sales tax's chances of passing. "Traditionally, we have an anti-sales tax history here m the state," he said, adding that he- believed the percentage of voters in favor would in< reuse The increase, he said, will probably he because of a change in demographics, including .in increase in the number of voters from California and Washington, who he said might he more ai i ustomed to the idea of a sales tax Should the sales tax fail. (iardoza said, the tax In most supports would he a gross receipts tax on large • orpoiations, which would he like a sales tax. except only on businesses that do more than $400,000 m business eat h year We y\unt to get the money from whore the motley is C ardoza said. "Big corporations are bill king the sales tax be< ause they knenv where w e re coming next It s not property owners Learn How To Save A Life C.P.R. Workshop Get Certified NOW! $10 Fee Includes: • 4 Hour Class • Instruction Booklet • Red Cross C.P.R. 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