No, Oregonians are NOT short sighted, they’re twice shy from being ten-times bitten. Most longtime residents know that if a sales tax were voted in, it would end up being IN ADDITION to all the other property, income, road, fuel, etc taxes already in place, further bleeding us dry. If a sales tax measure was put before us that eliminated some other taxation, it would likely fly. We’ve learned from experience.

@RuPauls

Telling someone they don’t have a problem because someone else’s situation is even worse is an unhelpful and baseless position. If your sister was mugged, would you tell her to stop whining because you neighbor had been mugged twice?

No, Oregonians are NOT short sighted, they’re twice shy from being ten-times bitten. Most longtime residents know that if a sales tax were voted in, it would end up being IN ADDITION to all the other property, income, road, fuel, etc taxes already in place, further bleeding us dry. If a sales tax measure was put before us that eliminated some other taxation, it would likely fly. We’ve learned from experience.

@RuPauls

Telling someone they don’t have a problem because someone else’s situation is even worse is an unhelpful and baseless position. If your sister was mugged, would you tell her to stop whining because you neighbor had been mugged twice?

The last thing you need is to raise taxes in a deep recession with the possibility of depression. Wages are falling. Jobs are vanishing. Unemployment is going higher and higher with projections of 9% after the first of the year. The only additional spending on tri-met should be turnstiles for the trains to actually make people pay. Maybe the system would actually pay for itself that way!

Venture capital is leaving Portland. It takes money to open and start a business. Those are the people who create jobs. If you tax them more, they won’t want to start a business and create jobs. State income tax is already at close to 10%. One of the highest in the nation. Auto dealers are already struggling and going bankrupt. You think people are going to drive if you raise the registration? What happens to all the auto industry jobs like dealers, mechanics, parts warehouses, detailers and others when there are less cars (customers) for services. They are going to lay off workers or go out of business.

You want to help, cut all discretionary and wasteful project spending in government. Slash gov jobs and payroll. Do more with less. Government produces absolutely NOTHING. It can only take (by force) and redistribute after taking a cut (or all of it).

Ted Kulongoski is the biggest idiot of the Northwest. A true socialist retard if there ever was one. Oregon has a 2 Billion deficit and he wants to spend more. F’ing idiot.

We’ll see how much you like things when it’s you turn to have money taken from you.