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I've thought about it. Though you have to pay use tax, technically. I know many people just don't.

no_wizard 4y ago
I have discussed it at length as well. I haven't visited Vancouver proper yet though, and now that I guess I'm used to being taxed like this i've adjusted myself accordingly. I'm honestly more worried about Oregon (and the Portland area specifically) becoming even more regressive with taxation. I think I'm kinda at my acceptable limit before I just move to Vancouver out of sheer protest. The amount of money we pay to the state is mind boggling, and yet you see lack of investment everywhere you turn around. I was hoping, perhaps naively, that Portland would be like a better kept San Fransisco, but I was very wrong.
- rootusrootus 4y ago
  Yeah Portland's government, especially in the relatively recent past, is far from inspiring. I'm at the outskirts of the metro area, so I don't have to live with their policy choices or pay their extra taxes, and I'm glad for it. I don't drive into downtown anymore now that we permanently closed the office there, and when I do drive down for some reason I'm shocked by how rough it has gotten in many places. Washington isn't out of the question, but I'll probably end up going farther. Like Colorado, perhaps. Staying in this area until my mom passes (sadly that will be within the next year or so), and then we're bailing. Since you mention regressive taxation -- I remember that a few years ago, I recall that Oregon was the least regressive state while Washington was the most (all states being regressive overall). I think the ranking changes a bit year-by-year so that may no longer be true. For a software developer, it's better to be in Washington. I'm pretty sure it was Tax Foundation that had that info. Right now they put the overall rate almost identical between Oregon and Washington, though that doesn't account for how it changes based on income.

I have discussed it at length as well. I haven't visited Vancouver proper yet though, and now that I guess I'm used to being taxed like this i've adjusted myself accordingly. I'm honestly more worried about Oregon (and the Portland area specifically) becoming even more regressive with taxation. I think I'm kinda at my acceptable limit before I just move to Vancouver out of sheer protest. The amount of money we pay to the state is mind boggling, and yet you see lack of investment everywhere you turn around. I was hoping, perhaps naively, that Portland would be like a better kept San Fransisco, but I was very wrong.

rootusrootus 4y ago
Yeah Portland's government, especially in the relatively recent past, is far from inspiring. I'm at the outskirts of the metro area, so I don't have to live with their policy choices or pay their extra taxes, and I'm glad for it. I don't drive into downtown anymore now that we permanently closed the office there, and when I do drive down for some reason I'm shocked by how rough it has gotten in many places. Washington isn't out of the question, but I'll probably end up going farther. Like Colorado, perhaps. Staying in this area until my mom passes (sadly that will be within the next year or so), and then we're bailing. Since you mention regressive taxation -- I remember that a few years ago, I recall that Oregon was the least regressive state while Washington was the most (all states being regressive overall). I think the ranking changes a bit year-by-year so that may no longer be true. For a software developer, it's better to be in Washington. I'm pretty sure it was Tax Foundation that had that info. Right now they put the overall rate almost identical between Oregon and Washington, though that doesn't account for how it changes based on income.