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Portland police keep the peace while monitoring an intersection, downtown, in this archive photo. As policies relating to potential conflicts between police, the mentally ill and people of color are investigated, a new report puts a greater emphasis on officers using de-escalation practices to defuse violence. Less Force, More Empathy in de-escalation techniques as an alternative to force, espe- these interactions as ‘non-force,” techniques, the consul- Changes due after cially as it studies deadly force and investigates potential tants said they were the opposite. conflicts between police and the mentally ill and people The report said de-escalation techniques are those that report finds police of color. are used to calm an agitated subject, promote rational de- The consultants wrote in early October that Portland cision making and gain non-fear based, voluntary compli- Police training needed to put “greater emphasis to building ance. use too much force verbal communication and de-escalation skills.” To date, “There appears to be a large-scale confusion regarding by Danny Peterson however, insufficient training time and a lack of quality the intent of de-escalation with the bureau and the confu- The Portland Observer instruction has been devoted to these important behaviors, sion has yet to be adequately rectified through training and Some insiders within the Portland Police Bureau and the report said. the evaluation of force events,” the consultants wrote. social justice advocates outside of it are hopeful for prog- By observing three of Portland’s annual police train- Portland civil rights organizer Jo Ann Hardesty, who ress in officer training that will put a greater emphasis ing cycles, the consultants noted how in many instances has been working with police to incorporate communi- on de-escalating conflicts between police and the public, police were often escalating tensions rather than defusing ty relations into training, told the Portland Observer that while others are cautious about empty promises. them. Some of the examples involved officers trying to the idea of stronger de-escalation training would be “one A group of national consultants recently found that the get suspects to follow commands by lacing verbal orders Continued on Page 2 Portland Police Bureau is not training its officers enough with profanity and a raised voice. While officers recorded Page 2 October 25, 2017 Subscribe! Death at Daycare Investigated 503-288-0033 A northeast Portland daycare has had community is devastated by the tragedy medical examiner. The state Office of Fill Out & Send To: its license suspended pending a state in- that has taken place,” the statement said. Child Care, however, did mention Sud- vestigation into the recent death of infant “Broadway Children’s Center owners den Infant Death Syndrome as a possi- boy, the second infant to die in the two and staff have and will continue to fully bility. years at the facility, located at 1205 N.E. cooperate throughout this process. 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photo by Dana Lynn Barbar/The Portland Observer Jeffrey Eisen, chief medical officer at Cascadia Behavioral Healthcare and Joan Jasper from Scott Edwards Architecture tour the construction of the Garlington Center for Health and Wellness, a new all-in-one facility to bring mental health, addiction counseling and physical health services into one location, while also providing affordable housing options. Health Center Rises and plans for a community garden. New Garlington This is the first time that Cascadia will imple- ment a fully integrated, team-based health care Arts model at one of their centers, where mental health, ENTERTAINMENT pages 6-11 & Center shaped by wellness, physical health and housing are consoli- dated into one space. Health care leaders have come to realize that community needs traditional addiction care only looks at one aspect by Dana Lynn Barbar of a patient’s health needs, and that there are often The Portland Observer many other factors that affect a person’s well-be- Construction of a unique coordinated healthcare ing, including other mental health issues, physical facility geared toward the African American com- health, housing, and even transportation. munity and other vulnerable residents is nearing Cascadia staff members are excited about the completion. Slated to open this spring, the Garling- possibility of identifying and incorporating the va- ton Center for Health and Wellness will provide riety of needs and issues a patient faces into their space for mental health and addiction counseling, treatment options. medical services, and affordable housing. “When mental health is addressed as a facet Cascadia Behavior Health representatives, along of a person’s entire wellbeing, we more often see with project partners from Colas Construction and lasting improvements in that person’s ability to Scott Edwards Architecture, gave a hard-hat tour of thrive,” said Kalindi Kapadia, director of the Gar- the property on Thursday for a behind-the-scenes lington Center. “We are so happy to be working on this, and think it’s going to be great for every- pages 12-13 look at the new facility at 3034 N.E. Marin Luther Opinion King Jr. Blvd. body,” she added. The 1.5-acre space will house two buildings. Derald Walker, Cascadia’s chief executive of- One will be the health center itself, with a clinic, ficer, said he was thrilled that the health provider on-site pharmacy, and over 20 rooms for counsel- was part of an effort that “finally breaks down the Classifieds pages 14 ors and clinicians to see patients. The other build- barrier between behavioral care and primary care.” ing will be an affordable housing area, with 52 res- The center is named after the late Rev. John W. idential units including studio, one-bedroom and Garlington, a black minister and prominent advo- two-bedroom apartments that patients can apply to cate for civil rights in the Portland community in Calendar page 15 stay in. There is also an outdoor courtyard space the late 1970s and early 1980s. Page 4 October 25, 2017

Myeshia Johnson, the wife of army Sgt. La David Johnson, kisses her husband’s casket during his funeral service in Florida on Sat- urday. (AP photo) Soldier’s Widow Backs Claim At the Pentagon, Marine Corps Says Trump Gen. Joseph Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said an condolence call investigation has still to resolve questions about the Oct. 4 fire- ‘made me cry” fight. They include whether the (AP) - A fallen soldier’s angry U.S. had adequate intelligence widow joined the stormy dispute and equipment for its operation, with President Donald Trump on whether there was a planning fail- Monday over his response to her ure and why it took two days to husband’s death, declaring that his recover Johnson’s body. failure to remember the soldier’s Besides Johnson’s family, name in last week’s condolence members of Congress are de- call “made me cry.” He retorted manding answers. Last week, Sen. on Twitter that the call was “very John McCain, R-Ariz., threatened respectful” and her accusation a subpoena to accelerate the flow simply wasn’t true. of information. The president spoke in pub- The row over Trump’s call Cannon’s Rib Express lic at two events during the day began last week when Wilson, a 5410 NE 33rd Ave, - including his awarding of the Florida Democrat, accused Trump Portland, Or military Medal of Honor to a Viet- of being callous in the conversa- Open (hours) nam-era Army medic - and made tion and Trump responded that Call to Order: Sun-Thurs: 11a-8p no mention of the case of Sgt. La Wilson’s account was fabricated. 503-288-3836 Fri-Sat: 11a- 9p David Johnson, one of four sol- But Johnson backed Wilson’s Cannon’s, tasty food and diers killed Oct. 4 in a firefight account, saying that the congress- friendly neighborhood atmosphere. with militants tied to the Islamic woman was a longtime friend and State group in Niger. listened on a speakerphone in the In addition to criticizing Trump, car with family members. Myeshia Johnson, the sergeant’s Said Johnson on Monday: “I widow, also complained bitterly heard him stumbling on trying to that she had not been able to see remember my husband’s name, her husband’s body. and that’s what hurt me the most, “I need to see him so I will because if my husband is out here know that that is my husband,” fighting for our country and he she said. “I don’t know nothing, risked his life for our country why they won’t show me a finger, a can’t you remember his name.” hand.” The continuing dispute drew Myeshia Johnson spoke for the criticism from McCain, who spent first time in the dispute on ABC’s more than five years in a Vietnam- “Good Morning America.” In the ese prison. He said on “The View” interview, she supported criti- Monday: “We should not be fight- cal statements last week by Rep. ing about a brave American who Frederica Wilson, who had been lost his life.” in the car with the widow and oth- Confusion over what happened er relatives when Trump phoned. in Niger has dogged Trump, who “Yes, the president said that ‘he was silent about the deaths for knew what he signed up for, but it more than a week. hurts anyway.’ And it made me cry Johnson declined to directly ‘cause I was very angry at the tone address Trump on Monday. Asked of his voice and how he said he if she had a message for the pres- couldn’t remember my husband’s ident, she replied: “No. I don’t name,” Johnson said. have nothing to say to him.” October 25, 2017 Page 5 Less Force, More Empathy Terence Keller Continued from Front A full Service Realtor small step in the right direction.” Some parts of the report praised • List & Sell your House • Find you the Best Loan Portland Police’s progress in best • Find your New Home • Help with Pre-Sale Prep practices, such as local officers • Help you Invest • Hold Open House to sell your home conducting meetings with mental health service partners to gather input from them on how to deliv- er services. The consultants wrote that they “have been continuously impressed by the collaborative and respectful nature of the meetings.” The consultants’ report comes as a requirement of a 2014 settle- ment agreement between the city of Portland and the U.S. Depart- ment of Justice after a 2012 inves- tigation found that police were us- ing too much force against people with mental illnesses. High profile cases like the photo by Danny Peterson/The Portland Observer police shooting death of James Captain Bob Day oversees Portland Police Bureau training. He Chasse, who had a mental illness, supports the findings of a new report finding officers need better and other officer-involved shoot- de-escalation training to avoid conflicts, but says he also has to ings, served as a catalyst for the figure out a way to add the training to a curriculum that is already investigation. packed into a 40-hour schedule each year. After the death of Aaron Camp- bell, a suicidal black man who was domestic violence response, etc. in Portland since 2012 were at Portland is my Town unarmed when he was shot by po- are too important to cut out, Day individuals thought to be experi- lice outside his northeast Portland explained. encing a mental illness. Though Call Terence Keller apartment in 2010, national civil “You know, at the end of the officer-involved shootings overall rights leader Jesse Jackson came day, it just becomes a capacity dropped from six in 2015 to two 503 839-6126 to Portland and called for the De- issue. Organizationally, we are in 2016, conduct and force com- Liberty Group Realtors Inc. partment of Justice’s intervention. going to have to reflect and priori- plaints have increased substantial- The city hired Rosenbaum & tize,” Day said. ly in the same period. [email protected] • Oregon License 200306037 Associates, a Chicago firm rec- Day said he does not have a ognized as experts in assessing dedicated, formal de-escalation police behavior and best practic- class, but now plans to integrate es, to help it improve its practices the consultant’s recommendations and comply with the settlement on de-escalation “as a thread” terms to reduce crisis encounters throughout the police training cur- between persons with a mental ill- riculum. ness and police. Dan Handelman, a member of The report found that Port- civil rights group Portland Cop- land police were often confused watch, told the Portland Observer about the difference between he believes de-escalation should what’s called de-escalation and be given a dedicated class, in light force-mitigation techniques. of the recent report. De-escalation can involve us- “I think they should have a sep- ing calm and empathic commu- arate training for de-escalation for nication before resorting to force, sure. In the same way that they whereas force-mitigation can rely have a class about a weapon that on commands and warnings as a says ‘here’s how to use a weap- first resort to stop a conflict from on,’ they should have a class about escalating. de-escalation that says, ‘here’s Many Portland police were how to use de-escalation’ and then found to be using force-migration integrate it,” Handelman said. techniques when de-escalation He cautions that Portland Po- would be more appropriate, the lice have made reform promises report found. in the past, but haven’t always fol- Portland police say they want lowed through on them. to incorporate the consultants’ rec- “The city had a plan to elim- ommendations into their training. inate racial profiling in 2009,” Portland Police Captain Bob Handleman pointed out. “Here Day, who was appointed in July it is in 2017 and there’s still ra- 2016 as the new head of training cial profiling in the city. We can’t at the Police Bureau, says he un- keep waiting for them to fix these derstands the consultants’ call for things when the community is be- better de-escalation training and ing mistreated,” Handelman said. is “very supportive of that,” but According to an independent told the Portland Observer that the police report, 2016 marked a peak desired instruction presents some of community complaints about obstacles. use of force by Portland Police. There are only 40 hours per There were 143 use-of-force in- year allotted to officer refresher stances which is higher than each training courses and many of the of the last five years. core classes, like traffic training, At least six police shootings Page 6 October 25, 2017 Arts ENTERTAINMENT&

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Nikki Williams realizes that her black neighborhood has been “obliterated” by gentrification in a scene from ‘Priced Out,’ a new documentary from Portland filmmaker Cornelius Swart, showing Wednesday, Nov. 1 at 7 p.m. at Whitsell Auditorium at the Portland Art Museum for the opening night of the Northwest Film Center’s Northwest Filmmakers Festival. ‘Priced Out’ 20 Years in the Making Documentary premieres at NW filmmakers festival Portland’s housing crisis and Film Center, the 44th annual Passage,” a 2002 film about his the impacts on Portland’s black event brings 16 features and 20 northeast Portland neighbor- community is the backdrop for short films over four days from hood, which expressed hope for Sweet Street Food Cart a new documentary by Portland northwest filmmakers. Organiz- a community plagued by vio- 15th and Alberta filmmaker Cornelius Swart to be ers say it appears many of the lence. Fast-forward 15 years, he screened Wednesday, Nov. 1 on works are surrounding issues of finds a much-changed landscape call 503-995-6150 to place order the opening night of the North- inequity and social justice. in his 2017 documentary “Priced Mon. - Fri., 11:00am - 7:00pm • Sat. - Sun., 11:00am - 5:00pm west Filmmakers Festival. 20 years ago, Swart started Out: 15 Years of Gentrification Wednesday Special: 3 Wings $2.00 Sponsored by the Northwest production of “North/Northeast in Portland, Oregon.” Friday Special: Rib Sandwich, Beef or Pork, $4.00 Facing displacement in a rap- idly gentrifying city, Swart ex- State Farm R plores how rising property values have affected the lives and rela- Avalon Flowers tionships of his once-dominant 520 SW 3rd Ave., Portland, African-American neighborhood. The screening of “Priced Out” OR 97204 • 503-796-9250 Michael E Harper will be on Wednesday, Nov. 1 at Agent 7 pm at the Portland Art Muse- A full service flower experience um’s Whitsell Auditorium, with Providing Insurance a reception before and after the • Birthdays • Anniversaries and Financial Services screening with filmmakers, crew, Cori Stewart-- and production participants. Owner, Operator • Funerals • Weddings The Northwest Filmmakers Home Office, Bloomingon, Illinois 61710 Festival runs Nov. 1-5 at Whit- Open: Mon.-Fri. 7:30am til 5:30pm sell Auditorium at the Portland We are located at: Saturday 9am til 2pm. Art Museum and at the Skype 9713 S.W. Capitol, Portland, OR Live Studio at 1211 S.W. Fifth Website: avalonflowerspdx.com Ave., suite 600. For more infor- email: [email protected] 503-221-3050 • Fax 503-227-8757 mation and a complete lineup, We Offer Wire Services [email protected] visit nwfilm.org. October 25, 2017 Page 9

Mississippi Vancouver Alberta East County North Portland Beaverton The Pen is Funnier than the Sword Cartoonist for justice to visit Portland by Michael Leighton Portland Observer Editor His political cartoons tackle issues like Islamophobia, immigration and racial justice in America with insight and humor and have been carried by newspapers around the world, including regularly in the Portland Observer. Now the journalist known for em- bracing his Muslim, Third-World perspectives for cutting-edge com- mentary will be in Portland to give a public lecture and a present some of his cartoons as part of a two month exhibit, “The Pen is Funnier than the Sword” Khalil Bendib was born a refugee in Paris during Algeria’s bloody war of independence before moving to America where he earned a college education and started his career. He draws with a sense of humor that in- vites viewers to see themselves, to laugh, and then to consider what jus- tice might mean for the people and

Political cartoonist Khalil Bendib is known for tackling issues of Islamophobia, immigration and racial justice in America. A regular contributor to the Portland Observer and other newspapers across the country, Bendib will give a talk ‘The Pen is Funnier than the Sword,’ at First Congressional Church, downtown, on Sunday, Oct. 29 at 3 p.m. His editorial cartoons are part of an exhibit now showing at the church’s ArtReach Galley. societies he depicts. part of the media kaleidoscope that studied sculpture and ceramics. His “My work has always instinctive- makes this country irresistible to free work is currently distributed widely ly espoused the side of the underdog spirits like me.” to alternative and small, independent -- the side on which I was born,” Currently based in Berkeley, Ca- publications like the black fami- Bendib said. “After early brushes lif., Bendib lived in France, Algeria, ly-owned Portland Observer through with political censorship in Algeria, and Morocco prior to immigrating Otherwords.org and the Institute for at age 20, I voted with my feet and to the United States. He earned his Policy Studies. came to the Land of the Free, where master’s degree at the University of The public is invited to meet and my contrarian leanings -- while not Southern California in 1982 where hear from Bendib during his visit always universally welcome -- did his political cartoons were published Khalil Bendib find an echo and gradually became in the Daily Trojan and where he also Continued on Page 11 Page 10 October 25, 2017

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Haunted Walks -- Haunted excursions The Portland blending local myths, oral histories and research on Vancouver’s sometimes sordid Observer past are the backdrop for the Clark Coun- ty Historical Museum’s Haunted Walk- Call 503-288-0033 ing Tours each Friday and Saturday night or email during the month of October, Reservations are limited. Call 360-993-5679 or visit [email protected] cchmuseum.org to hold your spot. Roosevelt Theater -- Roosevelt High School’s theater department will present the musical “Charlotte’s Web,” opening Thursday, Oct. 26 at 7 p.m., and continuing with 7 p.m. shows Thursday through Saturday and 2 p.m. Saturday matinees through Nov. 4. Tickets available at the door or online at roosevelttheatre.org. Norman Sylvester -- ‘Boogie Cat’ Norman Sylvester plays Friday, Oct. 27 at C I Bar & grill in Tualatin; and Saturday, Oct. 28 for the Food for the Soul Concert at the Tiffany Center featuring Tom Grant. Life of an Iconic President -- One hundred years after his birth, John Fitzgerald Kennedy remains a subject of endless fascination for mil- lions of Americans. The Oregon Historical Society’s current exhibition “High Hopes: The Journey of John F. Kennedy” explores Kennedy’s early life, his road to the presidency, and the changes he effected during his time in office. Runs through Nov. 12. History Hub -- Oregon Historical Society exhibit for young people explores the topic of diversity with interactive objects and pictures that tell the stories of the people of Oregon, past and present. With puzzles, touch screen activities and board games, History Hub asks students to consider questions like “Who is an Oregonian?,” “How has discrimina- tion and segregation affected people who live in Oregon?,” and “How can you make Oregon a great place for everyone?” Zoo for All -- The Oregon Zoo has launched “Zoo for All,” a new discount program that provides $5 admission for low income individ- uals and families. Visitors may purchase up to six of the $5 tickets by brining a photo ID and documentation showing they participate in low income service, like the Oregon Trial Card, Medicaid, Section 8, Tem- porary Assistance for Needy Families, and Head Start.

Political cartoonist Khalil Bendib uses humor and dramatic images to challenge viewers about issues of justice. The Pen is Funnier Continued from Page 9 of Oregon, the Muslim Edu- cational Trust, and Ecumeni- and lecture on Sunday, Oct. cal Ministries of Oregon and 29 at 3 p.m. at First Congre- is free and open to the public. gational Church, 1126 S.W. “The Pen is Funnier than Park Ave. A reception will the Sword,” exhibit at Ar- follow in the church’s Ar- tReach Gallery can be seen tReach Gallery, the location weekdays from 10 a.m. to 2 for the cartoonist’s exhibit, p.m. and on Sundays from 9 now showing through Nov. a.m. until 1 p.m., and by ap- 26. pointment with the curator by The event is co-sponsored emailing drsheldonhurst@ by the World Affairs Council gmail.com. Page 12 October 25, 2017

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Opinion articles do not necessarily represent the views of the Portland Observer. We welcome reader essays, photos and story ideas. Submit to [email protected]. Opinion No Defending Slavery by Founding Fathers As we stepped outside to Mont- display, and hundreds of their would’ve had to go all the way to imagine living a more modest A tour pelier’s beautiful grounds, we names are painted on the exhibit Canada.” lifestyle, side by side with people learned something else: To keep walls. Videos recreate the story Canada? Would that really have whose skin was a different color guide’s faulty his small family of four white of enslaved people who tried to been worse than slavery? from his own. people in the height escape and were recaptured and When I wrote to the Mont- Let’s pause a moment and justification of 18th century lux- imprisoned. pelier administration afterward consider the possibility: What if by Sarah Browning ury, James Madison Then I took the tour. expressing my outrage that their James Madison — and the other This summer, on the enslaved 100 black The white guide began to staff would justify slavery on any most powerful men of his time — very day that white su- people. explain why James Madison grounds, the reply included this had declared publicly, as appar- premacists rioted in Char- Indeed, Montpe- didn’t free any of the people he information: “A visitor to Mont- ently they did at home, the evils lottesville, Va., I was lier now has an En- enslaved when he died. “James pelier in 1835 noted that [Madi- of slavery? What if the original down the road visiting slaved Community Madison was a practical man,” son] ‘talked more on the subject Bill of Rights had ended slavery Montpelier — the home of James Exhibit and tour. I was eager to see the guide said. “He knew that of slavery than on any other, ac- outright? Madison, our fourth president. how these two Madisons were be- they would not be welcomed knowledging, without limitation It seems shocking, I know. But On the house tour, we stopped ing interpreted: the man who con- into the deeply prejudiced soci- or hesitation, all the evils with in 1789, so did freedom of reli- in Madison’s upstairs library, ceived unimaginable freedoms ety of the time.” which it has ever been charged.’” gion. where he spent hundreds of hours for himself and his kind, while si- I tried to give the man a way My correspondent then ex- What if we were the new rev- reading about earlier attempts at multaneously denying freedom to out. “Perhaps this is what Madison plained that Madison’s solution olutionaries, and dedicated our- self-governance. countless others. told himself so he could sleep at was support for the American selves to building a society that There, he imagined the previ- The Enslaved Community Ex- night. But if he’d asked any of the Colonization Society, which pro- truly enacted the promise James ously unimaginable: freedom of hibit is powerful: historians, ar- people he enslaved, I’m sure they posed — and implemented — the Madison imagined — for all our religion, freedom of expression, cheologists, and descendants have would’ve preferred freedom.” outrageous scheme of sending Af- people? the right to a jury of one’s peers. worked hard to document the lives “No, no,” the guide continued, rican Americans to West Africa, to Sarah Browning directs the Madison would go on to write of the hundreds of African Amer- “slave states required that freed what’s now Liberia. Split This Rock poetry collective. those amendments into the Con- icans enslaved at Montpelier over men and women leave the state In other words, though Mad- She’s an associate fellow at the In- stitution, earning him the name the years. within a year. Even the North ison could imagine a brand new stitute for Policy Studies. Distrib- “Father of the Bill of Rights.” Artifacts of their lives are on wasn’t welcoming. … They form of government, he couldn’t uted by OtherWords.org. An Independent Thinker’s Guide to the Tax Debate people who aspire to be guided by that’s what we’re being asked to do. Members of Congress who “Abolishing the estate tax will There’s a heist facts, not magical thinking. When When Congress passed a “re- consider themselves hard-nosed help ordinary people.” you hear congressional leaders ut- patriation tax holiday” in 2004, deficit hawks when it comes to This is the biggest whopper of coming; arm up ter these claims, take a closer look. these same companies gave raises helping hurricane victims or in- them all. The estate tax is only “Corporate tax cuts create to their CEOs, raised dividends, creasing college aid for middle paid by families with wealth start- with the facts jobs.” bought back their stock, and — class families are quick to suspend ing at $11 million and individuals by Chuck Collins You’ll hear that the U.S. you guessed it — laid off work- basic principles of math when it with $5.5 million and up. There is For 40 years, has the “highest corporate ers. The biggest 15 corporations comes to tax cuts for the rich. no credible economic argument tax cutters in Con- taxes in the world.” While that got the amnesty brought back The long discredited theory of that this will have any positive im- gress have told us, the legal rate is 35 percent, $150 billion while cutting their “trickledown economics” — the pact on the economy, but it would “We have a tax cut the effective rate — the U.S. workforces by 21,000 be- idea that tax cuts for the 1 percent be a huge boon for billionaire for you.” And each percentage of income actu- tween 2004 and 2007. will create sufficient economic families like the Trumps. time, they count on ally paid — is closer to 15 For decades now, those big cor- growth to pay for themselves — is This tax cut plan is an unprec- us to suspend all percent, thanks to loopholes porations have made middle class rising up like zombies at Hallow- edented money grab. Whether the judgment. and other deductions. taxpayers and small businesses een. As the economist Ha Joon heist happens, is entirely up to the In exchange, we’ve gotten stag- The Wall Street corporations pick up the slack for funding care Chang observed, “Once you real- rest of us. gering inequality, collapsing pub- pulling out their big lobbying guns for veterans, public infrastruc- ize that trickle-down economics Chuck Collins directs the Pro- lic infrastructure, a fraying safety have a lot of experience with low- ture, cyber security, and hurricane does not work, you will see the gram on Inequality at the Institute net, and exploding deficits. Mean- ering their tax bills this way, but mop-ups. Let’s not give them an- excessive tax cuts for the rich as for Policy Studies and co-edits In- while, a small segment of the rich- they don’t use the extra cash to other tax break for their trouble. what they are — a simple upward equality.org. Distributed by Oth- est one tenth of 1 percent have create jobs. “Tax cuts pay for themselves.” redistribution of income.” erWords.org. become fabulously wealthy at the The evidence, as my Institute expense of everyone else. for Policy Studies colleague Sarah Ready for more? Anderson found, is that they more Now, Trump and congressional often buy back their stock, give Republicans have rolled out a tax their CEOs a massive bonus, pay plan that the independent Tax Pol- their shareholders a dividend, and icy Center estimates will give 80 lay off workers. percent of the benefits to the rich- “Bringing back offshore profits est 1 percent of taxpayers. will create jobs.” The good news is the major- Enormously profitable corpora- ity aren’t falling for it this time tions like Apple, Pfizer, and Gen- around. Recent polls indicate that eral Electric have an estimated over 62 percent of the public op- $2.64 trillion in taxable income pose additional tax cuts for the stashed offshore. Republicans like wealthy and 65 percent are against to say that if we give them a tax additional tax cuts to large corpo- amnesty, they’ll bring this money rations. home and create jobs. Here’s the independent think- Any parent understands the fol- er’s guide to the tax debate for ly of rewarding bad behavior. Yet Page 14 October 25, 2017 Classified/Bids REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS (RFQ) #17-09 KJWY-LD, Salem, Oregon Portland Development Commission KJYY-LD, Portland, Oregon Admissions Lead, part-time, Public Notice Portland’5 Centers for the Arts, On-Call Racial Equity Facilitation Metro runs the Oregon Zoo, On September 22, 2017, $17.52 - $17.78 hourly. 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