Not all Oregonians are liberal, just Portland, Salem, and Eugene. Pretty much the rest of the entire state including the eastern side of the state is conservative!! This is just another one of the many fights we will have with the libs in the cities.
Correct! The rest of the state, 99% of it, has open season, no limit on libs and illegals. We practice the three S's....
I do believe Ashland belongs on that list!
You said -- "No, there is no sales tax on goods. Oregon does not have a real estate transfer tax either. Oregon only has a 9% income tax. Also, we have gas station attendents pump our gas!!"
Yep, the no sales tax is a good thing -- for sure. I'm down in Texas for a while and I sure hate paying that sales tax. I'll be glad to have no sales tax again.
Regards,
Star Traveler
---Also, we have gas station attendents pump our gas!!---
I met one passing through. She related ot me how she had moved up to Oregon from California 12 years earlier. I always wondered what all those Californians did up there.
You said -- "No, there is no sales tax on goods."
Another follow-up on that -- to make a comparison between Texas and Oregon. I just bought an Airport Extreme (wireless) and it cost me $16 more in Texas -- just for the taxes.
If I were in Oregon, I would have saved -- on just *one purchase* -- $16. This is adding up while I'm down here.... I'm wanting to get back to Oregon just to save money. I could save enough for retirement -- just from the sales tax down here in Texas.
Regards,
Star Traveler
"No, there is no sales tax on goods. Oregon does not have a real estate transfer tax either. Oregon only has a 9% income tax. Also, we have gas station attendents pump our gas!!"
But we have a pretty hefty property tax. I would much rather trade the property tax for a sales tax. If we could just get rid of the stinking liberals in the cities we'd be okay. Unfortunately liberals congregate in cesspools.