C O M M E N T A R Y
OFFICERS
PRESIDENT
DEB BOLTON
884 «5th P ito t SE
Satom 97301
VICE PRESIDENT
D. H. "PETE" PETRY
1304 W i t
Baker 9791«
SECRETARY-TREASURER
0 . JUNE BLAKLEY
3383 W lllam atfa Or. N,
Salant 87303
DIRECTORS
1. JAN BEALS
2660 NE Crocua CL
Hillsboro 87123
RICHARD H. WALKER
3618 N. Montana
Portland 97227
2. STEVEN QREEN
6883 Doral Driva SE
Salam 97302
KELLY CLEMENCE KATHRINER
472 Chamawa Rd. N.
Salam 97303
BARBARA PALMER
870 Chamawa Rd. N.
Salam 97303
3. RICHARD O.YOUNQ
P.O.Box 3022
Sugano 97403
LTD DIE BELLE BEDIVY
81778 Lawrence
Lebanon 97355
‘Reagonomics:’ You Can Count
on Cuts into Your Pocketbook
4. TERRI ANDERSON
542 Morion Si.
Ashland 97520
RUTH MONTGOMERY
P.O. Box 213
Medford 97501
5. PAT PETERSON
1810 3rd SL
La Orando 97850
CARA JONES
315 South Columbia
M ilton P raew atar 97883
8. RICHARD W. FRASER
P.0. Box 804
Waatport 97018
If you think “ Reaganomics” will
improve your standard of living,
you had better think again.
As Lane Kirkland, president of
AFL-CIO told the House Budget
Committee on March 4th:
“ Cuts in operating subsidies for
mass transit will result in higher
commuting costs for workers, in
creased p ollutio n and more
wasted energy . ..
“Cuts in alternative energy
programs will mean consumers
will pay more at the pump and
more for home heating . . .
“Cuts in
urban aid and
economic de
velopment«
programs
mean the
nation will
continue to
pay the high
cost of deteri
orating facili
ties, slums
and unem
ployment
‘The cuts
do not cut the
cost of social
programs—
they defer
some and
shift others to the budgets of the
states, localities and the poor.”
In the final analysis, federal
programs that have benefited
moderate-income working men
and women are going to be
decimated. While the Reagan ad
ministration’s 10 percent tax cut
will only truly benefit the top 20
percent of the taxpayers, you can
see by the sampling of proposed
cuts showq on this page, pro
grams that are widely used by
working Americans are being
slashed.
The state of Oregon and spe
cifically you, the state and local
government employes, are going
to be affected by Reagan's budget
slashing. Reagan’s wreckless
chopping of billions from such
programs as Child Nutrition, Aid
to Families With Dependent
Children, Comprehensive Em
ployment and Training, is going
to deprive needy families of
assistance.
Furthermore, these cuts will
eliminate jobs in public govern
ment. If you are lucky enough to
SOME PROPOSED REAGAN CUTS — in millions of dollars
Food Stamps
1,828
Urban Mass Transit
1.657
Child Nutrition
Grants and Subsidies
1,053
Aid to Families with
Solar Energy,
520
Dependent Children
Conservation Bank
132
Medicaid
1,237
Women, Infants, Children
197
Natl. Inst, of Health
(WIC) Nutrition
300
Student Assistance
1,016
NE Corridor Rail
Youth Conservation Corps
60
Improvement
286
Young Adult
Park Land Acquisition
Conservation Corps
250
and Conservation
566
236
Vocational Education
National Consumer
Co-op Bank
Comprehensive Employment
136
4,644
and Training
Subsidized Housing:
Unemployment Insurance
Rent Contributions
4,916
Extended Benefits
700
National Endowment
Trade Adjustment
For The Humanities
165
Corp. For Public
Assistance
1,150
677
Energy Conservation
Broadcasting
43
431
Amtrak Subsidies
Inti. Development Aid
1,854
(Table courtesy of Friends Committee on National Legislation)
manage to
escape
layoff, you
can be sure
that your
work load will
increase.
In short,
“ Reagan
omics" is a
no-win bud
get for you
ths Oregon
public em
ploye! Write
or call your
senator or
congressman
and let them
know where
you stand.
STAFF
THOMAS J. OALLAQHER
Executive Director
CHARLENE SHERWOOD
Counsel Io the Board
BROMLEIQH LAMB
Attorney
F. PETER DELUCA
Attorney
ALICE OALE
Attorney
MARIA KELTNER
Attorney
CHUCK MENDENHALL
Qovemmenl Relations Director
ERIC PARKER
Legislative Lobbyist
jan
M c M illin
Public Relations Director
DOUGLAS CROOKS
Editor
FRED HABLE
Membership and Education
ELEANOR M. MEYERS
Personnel and
Classification Analyst
RALPH JULL
Business Manager
GORDON WEBB
Dlrector of Field Services
BUSINESS AOENTS
PHIL DEAS
FAITH DUBIN
JAN EZELL
SHARRON FARRELL
CAL HACKLER
DIANE LOVELL
JEAN MOYER
LARRY OGLESBY
JOE ROCHE
JEFF SCHRADER
QAIL WASHINGTON
JUNE WISSMATH
CINDY PARRISH
Insurance Administrator
Fred Hasle, Director, Membership and Education
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