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FWIW, that Oregon prop is terrible, terrible tax policy.

Posted by iSpam (aka spamlet) Oct 29 '16, 19:50

Like it would almost be difficult to design a worse tax than that one.

I get that people are all like "fuck walmart" or whatever but it's a terrible idea and it's going to just end up raising prices in Oregon for consumers.

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Don't tell any of my friends around here, but ... - RCynic and Old Lace Oct 29, 22:43
And I should disclose that the company I work for wouldn't pay the tax anyway so there's no self interest. - iSpam Oct 29, 20:11 2
- but you have a big relationship with Monsanto, right? right? right? -- nm - crash davis Oct 29, 20:30 1
  - Other than I can see the hq from my office, no. -- nm - iSpam Oct 30, 06:04
The two companies the commercials are using as satanic evil are Monsanto and Comcast. -- (edited) - Booooocon Oct 29, 19:53 13
- Monsanto? You crunchy crazies. - iSpam Oct 29, 20:07 4
  - GMO labeling almost passed in Oregon because, basically, "Fuck Monsanto!" -- nm - Mop Oct 29, 20:08
  - On the radio ads it's Monsanto the devil!! Make them pay -- nm - Booooocon Oct 29, 20:08 2
    - They probably are targeting Walmart but that doesn't play in the rural areas that love Walmart -- nm - Booooocon Oct 29, 20:09
    - Well, yes -- nm - mr monkey Oct 29, 20:08
- That latter excuse is b.s. Better the general fund than raising taxes - especially this much tax revenue - for targeted projects. - Mop Oct 29, 19:55 7
  - But they keep saying it's going to schools and a couple other things. No it's not! They are lying. -- nm - Booooocon Oct 29, 19:57 6
    - Are you conflating it with Measure 98? Sure, money from measure 97 could go to schools, or road work, or pensions, or whatever else needs it. - Mop Oct 29, 19:58 5
      - I got a yes 97 flyer in the mail. It said it was going to schools -- nm - Booooocon Oct 29, 20:00 4
        
        Found the flyer. Money goes to Schools, Healthcare and Senior Services. No it doesn't have to go there. That is a lie. - Booooocon Oct 29, 20:03 2
        
        Well, you can't say it *won't* go there... -- nm - Mop Oct 29, 20:07 1
        
        It won't because it's going to go down in flames - Bacon Oct 29, 22:19
        
        We don't need money at the moment. Our unemployment is super low and we have a big influx of people moving here. - Booooocon Oct 29, 20:01
I"m just at a loss as to how we can get a fair share of corporate taxes in the state. If not this, then nothing's gonna work. -- nm - Mop Oct 29, 19:53 3
- What's a fair share? - iSpam Oct 29, 19:56
- Cut them to zero like Kansas and just watch the money roll in -- nm - mr monkey Oct 29, 19:55 1
  - I am not kidding what I said on the backboard. My wife almost always votes to raise taxes. Bonds measure, yes. County tax hike, yes. Library, yes - Booooocon Oct 29, 19:59

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