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	<title>Jobs with Justice Blog &#187; january</title>
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		<title>Oregonians Need Measures 66 and 67 &#8211; Vote in January</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 15:07:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Huy Ong</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Families across the state of Oregon will be gathering over this holiday season to share updates, latest news, gossip and whose side are you on in the upcoming greatest <a href="http://espn.go.com/blog/pac10/tag/_/name/civil-war" target="_blank">civil war football game</a> between the Oregon Ducks and the Oregon State Beavers.  (For full disclosure, Go DUCKS!)</p>
<p>On many people&#8217;s minds, but less talked about, are our worries.  Jobs security, health care cost, and our family&#8217;s future.  In January, in a special election, Oregonians will decide on two very important ballot initiatives, <a href="http://voteyesfororegon.org/getfacts.html" target="_blank">measures 66 and 67 </a>which would fund vital services, preserve jobs, and safeguard working families from this recession.  Measures 66 and 67 would increase the corporate minimum tax from $10 – which has not been changed since 1931 – to $150.  <a href="http://www.blueoregon.com/2009/08/profitable-corporations-tax-subsidies-and-the-10-corporate-minimum-tax.html" target="_blank"><strong>Two out of three corporations pay just $10 a year in income tax</strong></a><strong>.  Just $10!</strong> </p>
<p><a href="http://www.jwjblog.org/local-coalitions/" target="_blank">Oregon’s five Jobs with Justice Coalitions</a> recognized the importance of the upcoming election for working families and the communities and collectively worked on a statement for the upcoming voter guide.  JwJ encourage Oregonians to talk to family, friends, neighbors, and co-workers about the need for to pass measures 66 and 67  in January.  So, get a second or third helping and <p>Continue reading <a href="http://www.jwjblog.org/2009/11/oregonians-need-measures-66-and-67-vote-in-january/">Oregonians Need Measures 66 and 67 &#8211; Vote in January</a></p>]]></description>
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