Guest Column: Oregonians standing up against the national anti-tax movement
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Blue Oregon: Can front-line Oregon workers in perpetually under-funded community-based human service programs effectively promote tax fairness and protect the vital role they play for their clients in the January referral vote? That's the premise of Empower Oregon, a campaign bringing together workers dedicated to providing opportunities to live with independence and dignity for the individuals with mental, illness; adults with developmental disabilities; individuals struggling to overcome substance abuse addictions and people who are homeless. The campaign website at EmpowerOregon.org, went live Friday and not a minute too soon, providing an impassioned response to the large corporations and out-of-state special interests who appear to have turned in enough signatures to force an election this January on taxing large corporations and wealthy Oregonians to generate $733 million in revenue to support the kind of services these workers provide.
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