Talk:1990 Oregon Ballot Measure 5

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M5 leads to expectation of sales tax, and shifts control from local districts to state leg:

BILL GRAVES (September 26, 1993). "SCHOOLS: TEACHING WITHIN OUR MEANS". The Oregonian.

Assessors in Multnomah County accused of making inflated assessments to dull effects of Measure 5: GAIL KINSEY HILL (December 30, 1991). "JUMP IN ASSESSED VALUES RILES ALAMEDA HOMEOWNERS". The Oregonian.

Measure 5 cited as reason for state and local governments cutting arts programs: RANDY GRAGG (December 29, 1991). "ARTS SCENE LANGUISHED IN '91". The Oregonian.

Gov. Roberts predicted 40% cut in state programs & services by 1995: "ROBERTS HAS STORY TO TELL". The Oregonian. November 29, 1991.

In Portland, many bureaus boosted fees to compensate: BARNES C. ELLIS (November 28, 1991). "GRADUATE STUDENTS TO LOOK FOR CITY `FAT'". The Oregonian.

Oregon and west led nation in higher ed funding in 1991, in spite of M5: JIM HILL (November 28, 1991). "WEST LEADS WAY IN COLLEGE FUNDING". Oregonian.

NEEDS WORK: Arguments for and against edit

This entire section is unsourced. The reference to Sizemore is just flat wrong. Sizemore was responsible for all the anti-tax stuff that came AFTER Measure 5. Measure 5 was led by Don McIntire. I'm including the old section below here so that others can source the arguments and fix the copy.

Supporters of Measure 5 were upset because a rise in real estate valuations, caused by an economic boom and the continued influx of new homeowners in the bounded Portland metropolitan area, caused a rapid rise in taxes for some residents in Clackamas and Washington Counties, much to the chagrin of Bill Sizemore, the controversial Republican tax activist who authored the legislation. Sizemore and his colleagues at the time said they hoped or expected that schools would be funded at proper levels in the future by the introduction of a sales tax.^[1] Opponents warned that the measure would lead to massive cuts in government services.

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^ McMahon, Kate (November 8, 2010). "Ballot Measure 5 Turns 20". OPB. Portland, Oregon: Oregon Public Broadcasting. Retrieved March 16, 2018.

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[1] McMahon, Kate (November 8, 2010). "Ballot Measure 5 Turns 20". OPB. Portland, Oregon: Oregon Public Broadcasting. Retrieved March 16, 2018.

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