“Oregonians are on track to overwhelmingly reject hikes to the state’s gas tax, payroll tax and vehicle registration and title fees ... “
Bunch of gosh darn hypocrites! Look, if you’re going to vote for communists, you have to get with the program. But it’s ok, keep voting for communists and they’ll find a way to get your money, all of your money. There are illegal immigrants and other criminals who need it!
I agree with you generally. But even here in CA, there are often faint pulses of common sense from our voters on referenda. I’m going to go out on a limb and predict that we’ll reject the billionaires tax on the November ballot
But not always. A few years back the Legislature voted a steep hike in the gas tax. A repeal qualified for the ballot. The other side rolled out ads financed by the public employee unions with teachers, cops and firefighters saying how repeal would gut their financing. It was one occasion on which the idiot voters fell for it and failed to pass the repeal
“Hypocrites” indeed. They are all in for free stuff and communism until they have to actually pay for it. At least the DAs and judges can keep letting criminals out of jail without new “sustainable” revenues.