By: Oregon Engineer
Portland should go for it. I think a 2% income tax should just about cover it and any left over could go to support the rest of the city’s activities. This would be easy to accomplish as it would...
View ArticleBy: Tome
The Arts are getting about enough. When they built the new federal building in Eugene several years ago. The building cost $400,000,000 to build. Ten percent was used for art in the building. That is...
View ArticleBy: Bob Clark
Yes, Ramalama. The Portland Public Schools stated in the operating levy approved in May 2011, its measure (Measure 26-122) would raise $19 million per year and that this would allow it to fund an...
View ArticleBy: Ramalama
https://www.pps.k12.or.us/buildings-and-teachers/5536.htm You kind of need to dig a bit deeper here, but it looks like there are teacher aide positions involved, as well as the 200 teachers, so that...
View ArticleBy: scatcatpdx
I go to the Portland Baroque and the Portland Bach Vespers. This is evil to coerce citizens to supports the arts especially in the case when the “art” my violate one’s conscience. As demonstrated by...
View ArticleBy: Bob Clark
Thank you, Ramalama. The wording of this PPS document says it “could” result in affecting aide positions. Also, there is also a sentence saying, “it also would mean an additional $19 million a year...
View ArticleBy: Bob Clark
You bring up a good point, scatcatpdx. I think also of the vibrant existing community centers like Multnomah Arts School which are bizarres of individual and group instruction in arts, music and dance...
View ArticleBy: MoeBetter@aol.com
There is nothing wrong with this idea. Without it, how can these people get paying gigs?? Everyone is entitled to a living wage.
View ArticleBy: Just doing the Math
It is not just the income tax for the arts going on the November ballot, but also the PPS school upgrade bond. I guess taxpayers must make the decision this November; do I keep my house, or do I...
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