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I'm retired in Oregon and earn ~$45K/year from my saved investments. It's my own personal 'social security'. So not all people paying capital gains tax are 'rich'.
Presently I'm sitting on $200K of unrealized gains, however Oregon will not see any of that as I will simply move to Washington when it comes time to realize my gains. If there was a more reasonable tax of around 5% then maybe I would stay and realize it here. It's Oregon's loss all around.

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I grew up with guns in rural New Zealand (at last count the immediate family owned 45 guns.) I don't know the stats offhand but I would think gun ownership would be similiar to that here in the US although gun-related homicides are very, very rare in New Zealand.
There are significant differences to gun ownership in New Zealand. Hand guns and concealed carry don't exist. Another significant difference is that to get a gun license you are interviewed face-to-face by a police officer and require two references.
I've lived in Oregon 2 years, don't own a gun and don't intend to. I can't imagine shooting a person, not even an intruder in my house.

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