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there was significant opposition in the Vancouver area because of their proximity to Portland

Posted by Guy (aka lostatlimbo) Nov 5 '10, 10:41

Vancouver has grown to be the 4th largest city in the state because of the peculiar tax loophole it provides.

A lot of people that live in Vancouver actually work in Oregon. They still pay OR income tax, but not OR property tax and they do all their shopping in Oregon to avoid sales tax.

If WA passed 1098, they would have to pay both states income tax which dilutes the tax breaks they move there for

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this is one of two main reasons i oppose building a 3rd bridge between Portland & Vancouver - Guy Nov 5, 10:46 9
- is this separate from the project to replace the current I-5 bridge? -- nm - znufrii Nov 5, 10:47 8
  - yes, they want another bridge to alleviate congestion on I-5 and I-205 -- nm - Guy Nov 5, 10:54 7
    - I think that's silly. - znufrii Nov 5, 10:55 6
      - public transit between Portland & Vancouver is a joke. - Guy Nov 5, 10:58 4
        
        iirc, Vancouver voted against getting MAX when they had first planned to bring the Yellow Line there - znufrii Nov 5, 11:01 3
        
        yep. they vote against all of their own transit measures too - Guy Nov 5, 11:03 2
        
        really, they just need to expand Tri-Met to include Vancouver, so there's a unified regional transit strategy. -- nm - znufrii Nov 5, 11:05 1
        
        Tri-Met has pulled way back because Vancouver refuses to fund it - Guy Nov 5, 11:07
      - YES! that is the only sort of bridge i would support. either add it to an existing bridge or build a transit & pedestrian only bridge -- nm - Guy Nov 5, 10:56
I'd hear about how much a Vancouverite was saving on taxes, and I'd always point out it was counterbalanced by living in Vancouver. -- nm - crash davis Nov 5, 10:43 1
- heh. that used to be true, but this place has changed A LOT in the past 10 years - Guy Nov 5, 10:49

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there was significant opposition in the Vancouver area because of their proximity to Portland

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