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November 06, 2002 Page A 4 O pinion Opinion articles do not necessarily reflect or represent the views o f The Portland Observer The P ortland O b serv er USPS 959-680 Established 1970 4747 NE Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd., Portland, OR 97211 E D I T U H -/ N - C H / t ! . P (' S L I S H t K C l f t r i v T A F F E o t r u a M ichael Leighton M A N A M ark Washington D I S T H I B U T I O N i D i t t i TO T Paul Neufeldt Charles H. Washington A G B B H n i E di Wynde Dyer s s o c ia t a t to b i: u , P h o t o g b a p h b b D avid Plechl WITHOUT PERMISSION IS PROHIBITED. The Portland Observer-Oregon’s Oldest Multicultural Publication-is a member of the National Newspaper Association-Founded in 1885, and The National Advertising Repre sentative Amalgamated Publishers, Inc, New York, NY, and The West Coast Black Publishers Association • Serving Portland and Vancouver. P osthastcr : Send address changes to Portland Observer PO Box 3 1 3 7 , Portland, OB 9 7 2 0 8 P e rio d ic a l Postage paid In P o rtla n d , OR The Portland Observer welcomes freelance submissions. Manuscripts and photographs should be clearly labeled and will be returned if accompanied by a self addressed envelope. All created design display ads become the sole property of the newspaper and cannot be used in other publications or personal usage without the written consent ot the general manager, unless the client has purchased the composition of such ad. © 1996 THE PORTLAND OBSERVER ALL RIGHTS RESERVED, REPRODUCTION IN WHOLE OR IN PART i S u b scriptio n s are $ 6 0 .0 0 per year Nothing to Lose and Everything to Gain Temporary income tax hike would not raise taxes for typical seniors A new analysis of the temporary income tax increase on the Jan. 28 ballot shows that the typical Oregonian over age 65 will not have increased taxes as a result of the measure. The study by the Oregon Center for Public Policy shows that, while the average elderly taxpayer will pay $83 or* less than $7 a month, over the three years the measure is in effect, at least half o f the elderly taxpayers will see no increase in taxes as a result of the measure. "The typical elderly Oregonian has nothing to lose and everything to gain by voting for Measure 28," said Charles Sheketoff, executive director of the public policy research institute. Sheketoff noted that in the fifth special session taxpayers get something for nothing out of Mea the Legislature adopted $310 million in budget cuts sure 28.” The average tax is higher than the tax that will that will go into effect if Measure 28 does not pass. The cuts were included in House Bill 51(X). The be paid by the typical elderly Oregonian because -------------------------------- the average is skewed Legislature tied across-the- by the high incomes of board cuts in services, in iThe Legislature tied relatively few elderly cluding cuts to senior ser across-the-board cuts in services, Oregonians. “The typi vices, to the success of the including cuts to senior services to cal elderly Oregonian measure. earns significantly less "At least half of elderly the success o f the measure than the wealthiest eld taxpayers can vote for the erly O regonians and measure, preserving vital reduced federal taxes. Taxpayers that itemize will be able to deduct their increased tax liability when calculating their federal income taxes. This deduc tion will offset about 25 percent of the additional state tax. A copy of the OCPP analysis, “Something for Nothing: Seniors and Measure 28, the Temporary Income Tax Proposal on the Jan. 28 Special Election Ballot” is available at www.ocpp.org. The Oregon Center fo r Public Policy is a non profit, non-partisan research institute that ad dresses budget, tax and other issues important to low and moderate income Oregonians, the major services, and not pay any additional taxes," said pays less in taxes each year," said Sheketoff. Sheketoff. “In other words, at least half of elderly Some of the tax increase will be offset by ity o f Oregonians. Slow Down March to War To advertise call T he Portland O bserver at 503.288.0033 B u s h s h o u ld u se all o p tio n s w ith Ira q , in c lu d in g in s p e c tio n s ate rates to defend this nation and The N A A CP Board o f D irec her honor.” tors has unanimously passed areso- lution that expresses opposition to Dem etrius Prather, youth board w ar against Iraq before all options m e m b e r w ho re p re s e n ts the are exercised, including but not N A A CP Youth and College D ivi lim ited to U nited Nations arms in sion, made up o f m em bers 25 and spection. "T his resolution reflects serious younger from across the U nited introduced the resolution. Youth cans and all A m ericans about this board m em ber D enisha D elane Ju lian B ond, ch airm an o f the a s g o o d a s it g e t s ! No monthly maintenance fee ! No m in im u m b a lan c e! States, Japan, Korea and Europe, discontent am ong African A m eri risky and perilous adventure,” said F R E E C H E C K IN G - • Earns a d iv id e n d ! authored the measure. The reso Julian Bond lution also calls on N A A CP col lege chapters to host town hall m eetings on N A A C P board o f directors. cam puses across the country to gauge student T he reso lu tio n takes P resid en t Bush to task fo r not m aking a co n clu siv e case fo r the use o f sentim ent about the possible war. d ead ly force in the case o f Iraq and calls on F ounded in 1909, the N A A C P is the n a tio n ’s oldest and largest civil rights or ganization. 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