We just got our official Voter's Pamphlet on these measures and I assume that you did too. Here is an interesting analysis done by an Intel engineer on state spending since 2001 that may shed some light on the necessity for voting "no" on these measures and putting the brakes on state spending. The graphs are self-explanatory. Since the 2001-2003 biennial budget, state spending has gone up 64.2% while population has only grown 10.8%. There is some interesting back and forth with a pro-spending blogger, but the essential point is made: Oregon has been spending too much for too long and for the benefit of the state as a whole in this recession, it's time to leave more money in the private sector.
thinkoregon.squarespace.com/news/2009/11/28/state-of-oregon-budget-growth-versus-population-growth.html
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