"Maybe some adjustment to the PERS rules would help." The truth is that PERS has been "reformed" (benefits reduced) over 20 times since 1995. The plan hardly resembles what it was. There have been further attempts to pass illegal legislation, but the Court consistently refuses to allow for unilateral retroactive changes in legal contracts. 

But Measure 97 has no impact on PERS anyway. Payments to retirement plans will be made whether M97 passes or whether it fails. This is just a distraction from the real issue. 

Oregon has the lowest corporate taxes of all 50 states. Our schools and healthcare system and our care for elderly poor face profound financial crisis in the immediate future. M97 addresses that crisis by repairing our corporate tax rate.