for our speaker, by tradition, comes from our friday forum host who today is city club governor jeannie crouch. jeannie is the director of sustainable growth at charter construction where she focuses on business development, community outreach, and sustainability. jeannie has been a city club member since 2006 and has served with me on the friday forum committee. >> thank you, melody. thank you, governor, for being with us today. we really appreciate it. i reached out to a dozen or more people i know in business, in education, and in government. and asked them what they would want to ask you today. and interestingly, the answers coalesced around one topic, and that is tax reform. so that we can have that prosperous economy and vibrant community that you alluded to. so the question is, what do we need to do? is it doable? how do we do it? and what specifically will you do to make that happen? >> easy ones first. i think that -- two things very briefly. first of all, i think just about everybody recognizes that we have a really dysfunctional tax we obviously disagree on what we need to do about

genius crouch pitching instructor is sustainable growth the charter construction, where she focuses on business development, community outreach and sustainability. jeannie has been a member since 2006 and has served with me on the friday forum committee. [applause] >> thank you, melody and governor for being with us today. we really appreciate it. i reached out to a dozen or more people i know in business and education and in government and ask them what he would want to ask you today. and interestingly, the answers coalesced around one topic and that his tax. we can have a prosperous economy and community you alluded to. so the question as, what do they need to do? is it doable? how do we do it and what specifically will you do to make that happen? [laughter] >> easy ones first. >> i think two things very briefly. first of all i think just about everyone recognizes we have a dysfunctional tax system in a state of oregon and we disagree on what we need to do about it. the moment of opportunity here having been a veteran of two widely unsuccessful efforts to change the tax system is the debates we've had in the 80s and 90s were just about the attacks. th

genius crouch pitching instructor is sustainable growth the charter construction, where she focuses on business development, community outreach and sustainability. jeannie has been a member since 2006 and has served with me on the friday forum committee. [applause] >> thank you, melody and governor for being with us today. we really appreciate it. i reached out to a dozen or more people i know in business and education and in government and ask them what he would want to ask you today. and interestingly, the answers coalesced around one topic and that his tax. we can have a prosperous economy and community you alluded to. so the question as, what do they need to do? is it doable? how do we do it and what specifically will you do to make that happen? [laughter] >> easy ones first. >> i think two things very briefly. first of all i think just about everyone recognizes we have a dysfunctional tax system in a state of oregon and we disagree on what we need to do about it. the moment of opportunity here having been a veteran of two widely unsuccessful efforts to change the tax system is the debates we've had in the 80s and 90s were just about the attacks. th

genius crouch pitching instructor is sustainable growth the charter construction, where she focuses on business development, community outreach and sustainability. jeannie has been a member since 2006 and has served with me on the friday forum committee. [applause] >> thank you, melody and governor for being with us today. we really appreciate it. i reached out to a dozen or more people i know in business and education and in government and ask them what he would want to ask you today. and interestingly, the answers coalesced around one topic and that his tax. we can have a prosperous economy and community you alluded to. so the question as, what do they need to do? is it doable? how do we do it and what specifically will you do to make that happen? [laughter] >> easy ones first. >> i think two things very briefly. first of all i think just about everyone recognizes we have a dysfunctional tax system in a state of oregon and we disagree on what we need to do about it. the moment of opportunity here having been a veteran of two widely unsuccessful efforts to change the tax system is the debates we've had in the 80s and 90s were just about the attacks. th