Be on the lookout for public employees throwing tea into the Willamette River. The City of Salem is trying to tax people who work for state government, regardless of whether or not they live in S...
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In 1765, nine American colonies met to protest the British insistence on adopting the Stamp Act. The delegates to that meeting, noting that the British government did not allow Americans represen...
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Hey, You Forgot Oregon Last Thursday’s edition of the Wall Street Journal carried an article titled “Californians Aren’t the Only Tax Refugees” which was a follow-on to a previous article...
One of the most voracious and victim-inducing taxes that can be levied is inflation. The policies of President Joe Biden(D) have resulted in an inflation rate not seen in four decades. According ...
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On June 21, 2022, the New York Post reported: “The Biden administration on Tuesday said it wants to cap the amount of nicotine allowed in cigarettes as part of an effort to stem addiction and r...
In her memoir, Tough Love, Susan Rice reveals that her father lived his last years in the Portland area, but, for tax reasons, he didn’t actually live in Oregon: I was deeply disappointed when,...
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Many readers of the Oregon Catalyst believe that higher taxes curtail economic growth, and lower taxes stimulate economic growth. Progressives believe the opposite. Progressives fancy themselves ...
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There are those who pull the wagon and those who ride in the wagon. This column is for those of us who are still pulling the wagon even after all of these years. Frankly, those riding in the wago...
This past weekend the major news outlets (network, cable and print) carried story after story arising out of the same events – the death of five people that are connected to inhaling chemicals ...
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By Northwest Spotlight — Today, House Republicans made a last-ditch effort to ease the burden on working families of the newly passed commercial activities tax. The $2.8 billion-dollar commer...
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