A legitimate need could justify a tax increase if the need was crucial. But I would expect the government to do things better so that tax does not have to become permanent.
I think anything in the Oregon budget that could be cut would probably come close to 10% of the needed Billion plus dollars.
I would suggest they pass a balanced budget amendment in that state to curb growth of future spending.
A legitimate need still does not justify a tax increase. Only a legitimate need *and* nothing already in the budget that could be cut, can justify a tax increase. Do you seriously think that there is nothing in the Oregon budget that could be cut?A legitimate need could justify a tax increase if the need was crucial.
No, as I said, only if there was *also* nothing already in the budget that could be cut.
I think anything in the Oregon budget that could be cut would probably come close to 10% of the needed Billion plus dollars.
So you accept without question the Rat/RINO claim that those billions were "needed"? Some conservative you are.