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Islands of adequacy.

Publication: The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR)
Publication Date: 29-APR-03 		Format: Online - approximately 792 words
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: Islands of adequacy.(Editorials)(Multnomah County may not wait for state)(Editorial)

Article Excerpt
Byline: The Register-Guard

Only one of Oregon's 36 counties will vote on a general-purpose tax increase in the May 20 election, but the effects will be felt statewide. The vote in Multnomah County, home to nearly one in five Oregonians, will be read as a barometer of public opinion on tax increases. It may also bring the clearest sign to date of a splintering of the statewide civic culture, as Oregon's more affluent areas tend to their own needs in the absence of a broader consensus in support of public services.

The Multnomah proposal, Measure 26-48, would create a 1.25 percent county income tax to pay for education, social services and public safety. The tax would raise...

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