Readers today will see the newspaper’s strong opposition to Oregon Ballot Measure 118, a major tax increase disguised as a magnanimous government handout to every Oregonian regardless of need.
One additional reason for that opposition came through recent investigative reporting by Oregon journalists, including Julia Shumway at Oregon Capital Chronicle, and Nigel Jaquiss at Willamette Week and the Oregon Journalism Project.
Here is Measure 118, in a nutshell: A 3 percent increase in Oregon’s minimum corporate tax on all sales in the state above $25 million; estimated distributions of proceeds ranging from $1,000 to $1,600 to every Oregonian, regardless of need.Jaquiss […]
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