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to be sure, these are "hard times".....for everyone.  And, of course, we Oregonians, for the 38 years I've lived here, refuse to develop a three-legged tax system...so, even in good times, we're on the edge and, in the bad times.....good luck.  then, of course, we've developed the ultimate "other guy" tax; the lottery and video poker to bilk addicted gamblers of their paychecks so we don't have to pay taxes.

Now, the Legislature wants to use a "bait and switch" approach to Cultural Trust moneys.  Clearly, the donors earmarked their donations to the trust, not to the general fund.  It is not a question of "legality"....big deal, they can do it without violating any laws.  How about ethics and morality....if someone donates money for a specified purpose and fund, that's what it should be used for.  I have no problem with charging the trust for public moneys used to process donations...but to simply raid the fund for other purposes violates public trust (pun intended).

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