>this is only the half of it. When we get a NRST, they'll decide it isn't enough snd therefore must keep the income tax in place.<
Exsactly why Oregonians have voted down a sales tax so many times. High state income tax, high property taxes, and the state wants to put a third leg under it. Yes, Oregonians will soon be voting on a sales tax measure - again! What do they say about doing the same thing over and over with the same result but expecting another?
The only way I would accept this is if they do away with the WELFARE STATE.
Cut the dead wood from the country, and make 'em work for a living.