Oregon lawmakers chose to institute two new taxes a few months ago without citizens' approval (measures 66 & 67). Doing that in the midst of a really bad economy with Oregonians suffering more than most got citizens' attention and two petition drives resulted in both measures being put to popular vote next month.
Our legislators said the money is needed because of revenue shortfalls caused by our economic troubles. On that basis ALONE these two measures should be defeated because they are permanent tax increases for the purpose of fixing a temporary problem. How dare they claim that they're only trying to address the current shortfall when it couldn't be more clear that they're just using it as an EXCUSE to permanently increase the tax burden on citizens! Lying weasels, the lot of them.
Such an argument to justify these measures fully demonstrates how those poor excuses for representatives have NO integrity or honor. Obviously they don't respect us citizens and they have no self-respect.
Legislatures commonly do things like this and we citizens are getting pretty fed up with it. They also love to get us to approve a tax and then they steer the money to something else. Additionally, did you ever see a tax phased out after it's no longer needed? They always find something else for which they need to keep our money don't they? Case in point: the TARP fund that was supposed to be repaid and then used to pay down the debt that borrowing that money in the first place created. Now the executive branch and many in the legislature think they can steer the returning money into something else they want to spend it on, breaking their PROMISE to return it to The People. Crooks, thieves and liars the lot of them!
I, for one, am sick of it! We need to throw them out and elect people with some semblance of integrity, honesty and honor.
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