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Of course we need to coloe the budget gap. Doing that with bad legislation is not the right thing. This Measure 66 tax is similar to the much-maligned Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT) in that it is not referenced. Referencing would consist of having this proposed tax be X% times the Oregon median income. That number could be set to equal $125,000 in 2010 dollars. Failure to do that turns this tax into a ticking time bomb. We need to do better.

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If these companies can raise debt financing from the private sector then they should do that. If they want each American household to invest $7000 in their companies then they need to dilute their stock and share ownership. You don't get risky investment money without sharing in the future benefit.

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What makes it an issue specific to open source is that the OSLA itself is the defense for theft. Some developers may mis-appropriate code or concepts, bury it in open source, re-distribute it and now claim that they have done nothing wrong. It is the nature of the OSLA itself that causes this to be an interesting legal issue.

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There is an important issue in open source. Some developers may incorporate code or intellectual property that is owned by someone else. Then they hide behind the open-source agreement saying they have done nothing wrong. There are lawsuits in the open-source community over this issue. Could we include this in the discussion today?

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