Letter to the editor: M97 brings fairness

Driving by The Dalles Chamber of Commerce, I notice a big “NO ON 97” sign. Measure 97 would force corporations to pay 2.5 percent of gross sales over $25 million.

From the 1940’s to the 80’s the corporate tax rate was 70-90 percent. Since the 80’s it’s been around 30 percent. We had a middle class during those higher tax rate days and since the 80’s our middle class has been steadily shrinking.

We seem to have trillions of $$ for wars that we don’t need and tons of money to bail out big banks that triggered the economic meltdown at the end of the Bush years, but we don’t have the spine to tax corporations for their fair share.

These people/corporations (they are the same right?) making over $25 million a year are still going to be very rich after they pay their fair share. The middle class always gets squeezed more and more and it’s time for the big boys and girls to chip in.

Obviously all members of The Dalles Chamber are against Measure 97. That gives me great reason to never be a member of their organization.

Stephen Curley

The Dalles/Hood River