Oregon-The stupidiest state in the country

Measure 66 and 67 pass in Oregon.

R.I.P. Oregon


Oregonian

This is truly the state of progressive, regressive taxation without true
representation. When only a handful of all the counties pass the
horrible tax increase on just the 'wealthy' and corporations,
something is dreadfully wrong. Sure, those are the counties on the
westside of the state where the majority of the population lives but
once again the far left libtards and asshats in Salem will avoid having
to balance the state budget. The passing of these two measures
ensures the reckless spending and that the foolish policies of
Governor Ted 'sleepy ted' Kulingoski and the democrats will continue
to ruin this state. No wonder Oregon is the laughing stock of the
nation and the butt of so many jokes.

It looks like Oregon corporations and high-income earners will pay higher state taxes as voters weighed in Tuesday on two hotly debated measures.


The latest results indicate both Measure 66 and 67 passed in 11 of Oregon's 36 counties.

"Tonight, I want to thank Oregonians for voting to protect critical public services during this difficult economic period," Gov. Ted Kulongoski said in a statement. "Even with this result, we still have some challenges before us. It is going to be a slow growth recovery from this recession for Oregon and the entire nation."

They never have enough funds, even after passing these measure. Amazing!


Measure 66 raises the income tax paid by households earning at or above $250,000 a year or individual filers who make $125,000 or more. Measure 67 raises the state's $10 minimum corporate income tax.

Together they generate an estimated $727 million, which has already been budgeted by the 2009 Legislature for public schools and other state services.

The tax measures were strongly supported by the state's teachers and other public employee unions. They argued that schools and public services would face damaging cuts.

The above statement should tell you all you need to know why these two measures were a bad idea.

A coalition of Oregon businesses, including the state's grocers, mounted a campaign to defeat the taxes, arguing that they would cost jobs at a time when the economy is already struggling.

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