THURSDAY, DECEMBER 27. 1962
14 A
MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON
Barton Expects Budgeting, Finance To Be Big Problems
FHitnr'ft v.fll Tlnitarf Dmtl Writ. J . ,t
Editor's v.ote: United Prut
International asked the Preii-deni-deiignate
of the Senate
and the Speaker-designate oi
lhe House to comment on the
19E3 session which begint
Jan. 14. Thii ii the tecond of
two diipalchei.
By
REP. CLARENCE BARTON
Speaker-Designate
42nd Legislative As embly
Writted for
United Press International
Beyond venture of a doubt,
lhe chief problem for the 1963
legislature is budgeting and
finance.
It cannot be other' ise. Ore
gon during the past decade -and
longer - has been operat
ing by deficit financing. With
one exception during this pe
riod of time, the state has
spcru more than it has raised
in taxes.
This situation arose through
surpluses accumulated during
World War II when state
services were at an extremely
low level. After tht war, as
the service-level roi'e, taxes
were held at their existing
levels, and slowly the surplus
was depleted.
By 1S5 fear arose that the
surplus and taxes would rot
meet expenses of the next
biennium. Conrequcntly the
1955 legislature enacted the
surtax, revenue from which
far exceeded expectations, re
sulting in a bigger surplus
than ever. The 1957 legisla
ture consequently repealed
the surtax.
The state has since been
eating into this post-surtax
surplus. Services have been i
at an ever-higher level while
statistics show Oregon taxes
per capita are on the low side,
per $1,000 income, among
13 western states.
We have been able to have
these low state taxes and high
state services only because of
the surplus.
The surplus is now gone.
The 19B3 legislature is thus
faced with this problem: if
we meet Gov. Mark Hatfield's
proposed expenditures, we
must raise at least $55 million
over and above present taxes,
by way of increasing income
taxes and addition of a ciga
rette tax, as the governor sug
gests. Taxes Will Go Up
This means if we accept
Governor Hatfield's expendi
tures, state taxes will go up
roughly $28 million a year.
The people of Oregon must
make up their mind what they
want: the present services and
the higher bill that goes with
them, or a decrease in serv
ices and the present level of
taxes.
A second major concern of
the 1963 legislature may be
constitutional revision.
The constitutional revision
commission has labored long
and hard. I know legislators
will want to take a good look
at the document which the
commission suggests should
be Oregon's constitution. T' 's
will be a time-consuming job
since there is a multitude of
difficult issues involved.
Optimistic About Session
But no matter how difficult
the problems, I am pptimistic
about a successful session. I
have been impressed by the
caliber of the members of the
52nd legislative assembly,
particularly by the many new
members. Many of them have
taken time off from busy pre-
Christmas affairs to attend
the pre-session orientation ses
sions. This indicates they ara
ready to get down to business.
I am also optimistic about
the coming session because of
the intellect and integrity of:
Sen. Ben Musa, president
designate of the Senate. The
stale of Oregon is fortunate,
that Sdnale leadership will be
in his capable hands.
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