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	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Tax revolt (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		A second wave of tax revolts began in the late 1970s and were particularly popular in the West.
		The tax revolt manifested itself in a series of budget battles in the Oregon Legislature about school funding, the Oregon Health Plan, and other spending priorities during the late 1990s.
		Opponents of the tax revolt argue that passing tax decreases via ballot measure leads to short-sighted policy making, in which voters are enticed to vote with the revolt by lower tax bills and without thinking about the budget problems caused by reduced revenues.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Tax-revolt (410 words)

	Oregon tax revolt - TvWiki, the free encyclopedia
		The Oregon tax revolt is a political movement in Oregon which advocates for lower taxes.
		Voters were frustrated by the increase in property taxes caused by an influx of population in the Portland area, which is surrounded by an urban growth boundary.
		The $2.3 million judgment against Oregon Taxpayer's United serverly hurt Sizemore's ability to put measures on the ballot, and the allegations of fraud lead to the passage of Measure 26 in 2002, which prohibits the payment of signature gatherers on a per-signature basis.
	www.tvwiki.tv /wiki/Oregon_tax_revolt (659 words)

	Oregon tax revolt - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Voters were frustrated by the increase in property taxes caused by an influx of population in the Portland area, which is surrounded by an urban growth boundary.
		The $2.3 million judgment against Oregon Taxpayer's United serverly hurt Sizemore's ability to put measures on the ballot, and the allegations of fraud lead to the passage of Measure 26 in 2002, which prohibits the payment of signature gatherers on a per-signature basis.
		Opponents of the tax revolt argue that passing tax decreases via ballot measure leads to short-sighted policy making, in which voters are enticed to vote with the revolt by lower tax bills and without thinking about the budget problems caused by reduced revenues.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Oregon_tax_revolt (649 words)

	Tax revolt - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		A tax revolt is a political struggle to repeal, limit, or roll back a government-imposed tax.
		In the United States, it is often used to refer to a series of anti-tax state initiative campaigns, which have been particularly popular in the West.
		The first of these was California's Proposition 13, sponsored by Howard Jarvis and passed overwhelmingly by voters in 1978, which drastically limited property tax levels in the state.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Tax_revolt (221 words)

	Oregon tax revolt Information
		Voters were frustrated by the increase in property taxes attributed to rapidly rising property values in the Portland area.
		However, even with the caps on property taxes, the continual increase in property values in Portland, exacerbated by the effects of Measure 5, brought higher tax bills for some residents.
		In November 1996, Measure 47 was passed by the Oregon voters 53.3% to 48.7%.
	www.bookrags.com /Oregon_tax_revolt (823 words)

	The Seattle Times: Local News: Grim choice for Oregon voters (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Oregon's Measure 30 gives voters a choice between accepting an $800 million tax boost or having state legislators cut spending by roughly that amount for services such as education, public safety and health care.
		Oregon legislators, in a last attempt to balance the state's $11.5 billion general-fund budget for 2003-2005, approved the tax increase in August at the end of a grueling legislative session.
		Oregon's schools used to be funded primarily by local property taxes, but citizen initiatives in the 1990s limited the use of such taxes for schools.
	seattletimes.nwsource.com /html/localnews/2001848977_oretax02m.html (726 words)

	Redwood, Oregon Information (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Oregon is known for its abundant rainfall, but only the western 2/5 of the state is notably rainy; east of the Cascades the climate is much more arid.
		Oregon City, OregonOregon City was the first incorporated city west of the Rocky MountainsRockies and later, the first capital of the Oregon Territory, from 1848 to 1852, when the territory capital was moved to Salem, Oregon.
		*Oregon claims the D River is the shortest river in the world, while the American state of Montana makes the same claim of the Roe River.
	www.echostatic.com /Redwood,_Oregon.html (2852 words)

	News Release, January 18, 2000
		Oregon's economy has grown and the state's highest-income families have seen large gains, but the majority of Oregon families have experienced declining or stagnant incomes, according to a study released today by the Oregon Center for Public Policy and the Washington, D.C.-based Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) and Economic Policy Institute (EPI).
		Oregon had the second worst increase in inequality between highest-income and lowest-income families between the late 1980s and late 1990s.
		Oregon also experienced the second worst increase in the income gap between highest-income and middle-income families during that same time period.
	www.ocpp.org /2000/nr20000118.htm (1052 words)

	Oregon tax revolt -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The Oregon (Click link for more info and facts about tax revolt) tax revolt is a political movement in (A state in northwestern United States on the Pacific) Oregon which advocates for lower taxes.
		This movement is part of a larger anti-tax movement in the (The region of the United States lying to the west of the Mississippi River) western United States.
		The tax revolt, carried out in large part by a series of (Click link for more info and facts about citizen's initatives) citizen's initatives and (Click link for more info and facts about referenda) referenda, has reshaped the debate about (Click link for more info and facts about taxes) taxes and public services in Oregon.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/o/or/oregon_tax_revolt.htm (755 words)

	HobbsOnline (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The new Democratic governor of Oregon wants voters to approve a $724 million temporary income tax hike in a referendum in January.
		The fact that nearly two-thirds of Oregonians are opposed to it is remarkable, given Oregon has long been one of the nation's most liberal states, and a bastion of tax-and-spend Democrats.
		If Oregon is in the midst of a tax revolt, anti-tax sentiment is a full-blown national trend.
	hobbsonline.blogspot.com /2002/11/oregonians-oppose-tax-hike-new.html (301 words)

	Turning Back the Tax Revolt -- In These Times
		The end of the tax revolt means an opportunity to fund progressive priorities, provided that revenue-enhancing strategies are thought through carefully in advance.
		As far as Social Security is concerned, tax deferments cost the federal government nearly $115 billion in taxes or about a fourth of the annual payout in transfer payments of the entire program.
		Taxes aren’t what’s harming the lower 80% of society, it’s social inequality.
	www.inthesetimes.com /site/article/2926/turning_back_the_tax_revolt (2255 words)

	Oregon tax reformers put cart before horse
		Facing a taxpayer revolt against massive tax increases approved this year, some Oregon lawmakers are searching for a silver bullet to keep their budget in the fl.
		Washington reformers talk about the “need” for a state income tax, and Oregon reformers talk about the “benefits” of a sales tax, but when it comes down to it, neither is immune to fluctuations in the economy.
		Oregon lawmakers have at their fingertips all the tools they need to budget responsibly and restore vital trust in government.
	www.effwa.org /commentaries/2003_12_08.php (699 words)

	Oregon's tax cap experience a warning
		During the 1990s, Oregon functioned reasonably well under Measure 5: Schools suffered initially, but the state soon met its obligations to education and other services with booming income-tax receipts during the economic expansion of the Clinton era.
		Unfortunately, the unemployed don't pay income taxes, and when the recent recession knocked the wind out of the state's work force, the state government lost the means to pay for vital public services.
		In spite of the fiscal crisis, the heavy inertia of anti-tax rhetoric continues to dominate civic discourse: Taxes, not the state's failure to invest in its public institutions, still bear the brunt of the blame for the state's continuing economic recession.
	news.mainetoday.com /indepth/taxreform/040819taxcaporegon.shtml (554 words)

	Tax Revolt!
		And, although the word “tax” only appears on one document on candidate Howard Dean’s web site, he has made his stance on taxes clear: he wants to repeal President Bush’s tax cuts, raising taxes on just about everyone with a job—from the Wall Street tycoon Clark would tax, to the person who shines his shoes.
		Citizen-activists in Tennessee, the home state of Dean-endorser Al Gore, set up Tennessee Tax Revolt in response to the push for an income tax in the state, and successfully prevented former Republican Gov. Sundquist from enacting such a tax.
		A similarly magnificent triumph for taxpayers may be coming on February 3rd in Oregon where a $1.1 billion tax hike has been brought before the voters, thanks to the hard work of Oregon Citizens for a Sound Economy and the Taxpayer Defense Fund.
	www.cse.org /informed/issues_template.php?issue_id=1654 (1027 words)

	Oregon Tax Research Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		A broad array of Oregon taxes falls within the scope of this new court.
		The Magistrate Division of the Oregon Tax Court is composed of five independent magistrates who are all attorneys with various backgrounds.
		All are appointed by the judge of the regular Tax Court and serve until they choose to step down or the judge appoints a new Magistrate to replace them.
	www.tapanengroup.com /oregon_tax_research.htm (549 words)

	Spartanburg SC \| GoUpstate.com \| Spartanburg Herald-Journal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		As a result, taxes as a percentage of the national income nearly doubled from 11.6 percent in 1921 to 21.1 in 1932.
		In 1978, voters in California passed Proposition 13, sponsored by Howard Jarvis and passed overwhelmingly by voters in 1978, which drastically limited property tax levels in the state, costing state schools billions.
		In the United States, notable examples include a series of initiatives in Oregon (see Oregon tax revolt) and Washington (see Tim Eyman), the Taxpayer Bill of Rights (TABOR) in Colorado, and Proposition 2½ in Massachusetts.
	www.goupstate.com /apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=NEWS&template=wiki&text=tax_revolt (604 words)

	PRX » Pieces » The Never-ending Tax Revolt
		A look at the agenda of national tax revolt leaders - cutting government in half by privatizing services.
		It's been a quarter century since California voters kicked off the national tax revolt with Proposition 13, and tax cutters say they are just getting started.
		Oregon Public Broadcasting's story examines the underlying goals of the anti-tax movement - cutting government in half - and their blueprint for accomplishing that - privatizing democracy.
	www.prx.org /piece/172 (88 words)

	Taxpayers fight back as taxes rise - The Washington Times: Nation/Politics (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The Feb. 3 Oregon ballot measure is another stride for a tax-revolt movement that scored a big win by defeating a tax increase in Alabama September and already has its sights set on repealing tax increases in Ohio and Nevada.
		After Oregon legislators passed the $800 million tax increase in a bipartisan effort in August, the state chapter of Citizens for a Sound Economy led a petition drive that forced the issue to a vote.
		The Oregon measure is a referendum on the legislature's plan to balance the state budget.
	washingtontimes.com /functions/print.php?StoryID=20040125-114654-6854r (614 words)

	Reed Magazine: November 1998 > News of the College
		Thomas Dennehy, retired Reed professor of mathematics, populist activist, and co-author of Oregon's controversial Measure 5, died in August at the age of 70.
		This landmark constitutional amendment, which has become a cornerstone in Oregon's property tax revolt, limited taxes to 1.5 percent of a property's value and forced the state to find billions of dollars in replacement funding for schools.
		She earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Oregon and a master's degree from the University of Wisconsin, both in education.
	web.reed.edu /reed_magazine/nov1998/news/3.html (629 words)

	National Review: Is the tax revolt dead?
		The Tax Revolt may not have shown up in dramatic state initiatives in 1984, but it exerted influence where it counted most, in the election of candidates.
		The momentum is strongest in those states bearing the highest tax burdens or recently threatened by the Tax Revolt.
		During the recession, the increase in Minnesota's state-tax burden was one of the most rapid in the country: From tenth in per-capita tax burden in 1981, it had soared to fifth by 1983.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m1282/is_v37/ai_3926897 (1291 words)

	Law.com - Tax Revolt: Plaintiffs File Coordinated Cases Against IRS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		He claims he is entitled to damages through the Taxpayer Bill of Rights for alleged misconduct in tax collection by the IRS.
		Stephen's complaint -- which Judge Ellen Huvelle of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia dismissed in June -- might simply be a footnote in the flood of pro se cases that pour into the courthouse each year, except that Stephens isn't alone.
		His complaint is one of 108 nearly identical cases filed since last fall by plaintiffs from Oregon to Florida.
	www.law.com /jsp/article.jsp?id=1160643919877 (287 words)

	Oregon's Property-Rights Revolt \| csmonitor.com
		Three decades ago, Oregon was the leader in statewide land-use zoning.
		Under Measure 37, a ballot initiative passed by more than 60 percent of the state's voters last month, landowners can be compensated if they prove their property values were reduced by almost any government regulation.
		Oregon's big experiment should be closely watched, both for the clever defenses that some town officials are putting up or for the number of lawsuits the measure is expected to spawn.
	www.csmonitor.com /2004/1206/p08s02-comv.htm (315 words)

	WorldNetDaily: Big Brother eyes taxes by the mile
		The latest proposal by government to collect tax revenue may seem out of this world – that's because it is.
		The state of Oregon is considering the use of satellite technology to charge taxes based on how much mileage you drive your car.
		Oregon was the first state back in 1919 to adopt a gas tax, and today officials expect revenues to flatten as gas mileage improves and more hybrid cars come on line.
	www.wnd.com /news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=30246 (373 words)

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		But for cities and counties all across the state, tax relief produced more of a shock: The overall property tax take was about $300 million less than it would have been had the tax relief measure not been in place.
		The measure limits property taxes for school districts to $15 per $1,000, a 10 percent cut, on average, for school districts this year.
		In Massachusetts, the property tax revolt caused an upward shift in financial responsibility for both schools and general units of government.
	www.governing.com /archive/1992/jan/finance.txt (808 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Initiative 864 is designed to reduce tax bills by about $426 million a year, cutting all except voter-approved levies.
		It would direct the Legislature to shield schools from the cutbacks, although the state's share of the property tax is earmarked for education.
		An earlier Eyman-led tax revolt, Initiative 747 in 2001, severely restricted the growth of the property tax, but he said in January that his effort this year would go further, actually cutting taxes.
	www.katu.com /printstory.asp?ID=65014 (211 words)

	AFSCME Resolution: State and local tax and spending limitations
		Miami, FL The tax revolt movement that began with the passage of Proposition 13 in California in 1978 is an impediment to responsible state and local fiscal policies.
		Many tax revolt schemes have resulted in major shifts of the tax burden, from corporations to households and from wealthy families to working families.
		Where tax burdens are too high, or regressive tax structures fail to spread the burden fairly, rational tax reforms should be enacted.
	www.afscme.org /about/resolute/1990/r29-058.htm (626 words)

	The Merrow Report- First to Worst (Special Challenge of Prop 13)
		Passed by 65% of voters in 1978, Proposition 13 is a constitutional amendment that reduced property tax rates by 57% and resulted in a dramatic reduction in the amount of local property tax revenue available for cities, counties, and especially for schools.
		In addition, Proposition 13 required that all state tax rate increases be approved by a two-thirds vote of the legislature and that local tax rates also have to be approved by a 2/3s vote of the people.
		Massachusetts, Oregon, Colorado and Florida all went on to copy key provisions of the Proposition 13, while voters in 18 other states passed nearly 40 statewide tax-limiting measures.
	www.pbs.org /merrow/tv/ftw/prop13.html (761 words)

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