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Property taxes are killing us. We've been in our home for 30 years, and taxes are now a whopping $7800. I get so tired of people bemoaning passage of Measure 5. Who can afford this? It discriminates against older Oregonians--because we could never afford this home now--and it's going to force us to move. Our home is not income producing, and it should not be used as a county piggy bank. Property taxes infuriate me. They bear no relationship to the homeowner's ability to pay.

We need a sales tax!

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If court decisions were based solely on law--and perspective didn't factor in--all "opinions" would be unanimous. The problem is dominants in society operate from the assumption that their world view is golden; they enjoy not only advantage but the power of enforcement. Most people are accustomed to going along with authority--how could they know any different? All of our institutions are all based on top down authority. We are not all equal if we rely on status quo.

Diversity matters.

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