It is by now old news in Oregon that corporations are not paying their fair share of our income taxes. People know that two out of three corporations get away with paying our outdated $10 a year corporate minimum tax. Oregonians know there’s a corporate loophole lobby.

In February, Oregon voters will decide the fate of a $1.1 billion revenue package adopted by the 2003 legislature. Voting “yes” on Measure 30 will shore up state programs and services that have been undermined by a weak economy. The failure of Measure 30 would drain $1.9 billion from the economy at a time when Oregon is attempting to sustain a fragile economic recovery.