The author refers to Measure 97 as "legislation". It is not legislation by any conceivable definition. It is a measure written behind closed doors by and for public employees and their unions without any meaningful public input and unencumbered by the democratic process. It is an enormous new tax on business. And no, it does not just apply to out-of-state businesses. It applies to any large corporation. Think Nike, Intel, Precision Cast Parts, and even locally owned grocery chains and breweries. This measure plays with fire due to the unprecedented size of the tax increase. Nothing like this should ever receive the light of day via the corrupt initiative process, which long ago was hijacked by special interests. This measure will hurt the Oregon economy in ways that cannot yet be predicted, just at a time when we're finally experiencing a robust recovery from the recession. I'm voting NO.