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    12A COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL October 26, 2016
Paid Political Advertisement
Measure 97: a $6 billion tax
on sales – with no guarantee
of how politicians would
spend the money
Measure 97 would impose $6 billion in new taxes on the sales of goods and
services in Oregon, including everything from food, clothing, housing, utilities
and gas to medicine and healthcare.
The state of Oregon’s own nonpartisan study found that Measure 97 would
increase costs for a typical family by $600 per year and especially hurt those
who can least afford higher living costs.
Despite Measure 97’s deceptive wording, there’s no guarantee where the
money would go – it’s a blank check.
Measure 97 is not a constitutional amendment, so under state law and Oregon
Supreme Court decisions, it cannot bind the Legislature’s spending decisions.
The Legislature’s own top legal authority, the Legislative Counsel, stated that
the Legislature could spend the money “in any way it chooses.”
William D. Rutherford
Former Oregon State Treasurer
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Family Farmer
St. Paul, OR
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President
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Mt. Angel, OR
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Every Major Newspaper in Oregon: No on 97
Examples:
“As even the measure’s proponents admit, the Legislature
may spend the revenue ... anywhere it likes.”
“Prices for everything from food to medicine to power
would go up.”
– The Oregonian – "V̰ʙ]ÊÓä£ÈÊ
– The Bend Bulletin – "VÌ°Ê£È]ÊÓä£ÈÊ
“The money would go into the state general fund, and
lawmakers could spend it any way they wished.”
“The Legislature can spend the available money in any
way it sees fit – on pensions, prisons or pet projects.”
– Mail Tribune – "V̰ʙ]ÊÓä£ÈÊ
– Portland Tribune – ՏÞÊÓ£]ÊÓä£È
“Higher prices for items such as food, medicine and clothing hit the poorest
Oregonians the hardest, because a larger portion of their income goes for necessities.”
– The Register-Guard – "VÌ°ÊÓ]ÊÓä£È
Vote NO on 97
Learn more at NOon97.com
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