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Article: League of Women Voters omitted facts on taxes.(Columns)(Column)
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- The Register Guard (Eugene, OR)
- Article date:
- May 26, 2005
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Byline: GUEST VIEWPOINT By Don Richey For The Register-Guard
A big headline in the May 22 Register-Guard stated `Know the facts before talking taxes," and below it was a guest viewpoint that purportedly aimed to dispel some myths regarding revenues and spending by the state of Oregon. As a former tax accountant the headline garnered my interest, because there seems to be a great deal of ignorance regarding corporate income taxes, particularly among so-called `progressives.'
Imagine my chagrin when I discovered that the authors had only perpetuated that ignorance by suspiciously omitting relevant factual information. Rather than dispelling myths, the ...