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I appreciate you adding your experience here – I'm curious, just with the amount of knowledge you have of Oregon's fiscal oddities (e.g. biennial budgeting): ar
by nxobject 6mo ago
I appreciate you adding your experience here – I'm curious, just with the amount of knowledge you have of Oregon's fiscal oddities (e.g. biennial budgeting): are you an Oregonian yourself?
I feel that I'm part of a sector of Oregonians that, because of our mini-recession and constant cuts, is suddenly having to learn about a lot of fiscal oddities that are finally catuching up with us. (e.g. how centralized education funding is, for example.)
- lotsofpulp 6mo agoNo, I am a Washingtonian, though. And I have a masochistic interest in government budgets and funding mechanisms.
- nxobject 6mo agoHa! At this point it's timely. What are your thoughts on the income tax? (I'm on the boarder of Washington, so I'm amused ot observe the arbitrage between Oregon's sales taxes, and Washington's income taxes.)
- lotsofpulp 6mo agoEarned income tax seems counterproductive to attracting young, productive people, which Oregon seems to need, badly. California and New York are counterexamples, but California and New York have unique features that offset the downsides of paying earned income tax. I just like not having to file a personal state tax return, the federal one is enough work as is.