Opponents of the Lane County income tax which was enacted recently by Lane County commissioners less than four months after voters had said no, have started a partition drive to collect more than 5500 signatures to refer the tax to a vote of the people sometime in September or November.
"This is simply a statement we're trying to make that we reserve the right to vote before an income tax is imposed on us," said Bob Hooker, one of the Petitioners.At least a hundred volunteers have been working full time to get everything organized for the official "we said no" petition signing day. the group plans to gather at least 10,000 signatures by this Saturday.
"This is a democracy in this country. The elected officials need to understand when the people say no.. they mean no," said Ben Pooler, one of the other petitioners.
"WE SAID NO" OFFICIAL PETITION SIGNING SITES FOR MARCH 10TH:
Graffiti Alley, 675 River Road, Eugene.
Econo Lodge, 1190 W. Sixth Ave., Eugene.
Eugene Elks Lodge No. 357, 2470 W. 11th Ave., Eugene.
Immanuel Baptist Church, 3050 Game Farm Road, Springfield.
Emerald Isle Mobile Home Park, Recreation Room, 658 S. 57th St., Springfield.
Hearth & Patio Shop, 85295 Highway 101, Florence.
Ray’s Food Place, 25013 Highway 126, Veneta.
D&D Classic Automotive, 1180 Ivy St., Junction City.
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4 comments:
Currently this type of thing is going on all over. Instead of working towards solutions (which takes a long time) the 'powers that be' ignored the problem until it was too late. I believe they should have been worrying about lost revenue years ago instead of now. Obviously, there is a comparison here.....maybe to the war in Iraq? We knew it was temporary (the $) as did they (the aid) and no alternatives have been worked out. WHY? I was amazed to find out that the payments have been going on for many years. Enough years for our elected leaders to have found another source of revenue. Let them pay the tax!
I'll be signing!
I hope voters will remember each elected official that refuses to manage our money properly.
I also hope voters will remember each elected official that thinks cutting back on law enforcement is good motivation for increasing taxes.
as the old saying goes "follow the Money".
Personally, I still believe that if you look at the big picture, it's not really about public safety and services, it's about the 2008 Summer Olympics which is coming to Eugene which means huge dollars.
And Eugene has been caught with their pants down because they've been cutting services for years, and now, they do not have the resources to handle such an event.
It is just my opinion, and I could be wrong.
I suggest that everyone interested in the real story of how all of us in the US are getting fleesed with taxes to please do some real research, I think you might be shocked.
Here are a few links to some good info
http://cafr1.com/ A must read
http://thetruth.mysite.com/IRS.html
31 questions and answers on the IRS
http://thetruth.mysite.com/home1.html
all kinds of info here
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