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Why are we not talking about a sales tax? People were led to buy hybrids and gas efficient cars to help the environment. Now the Gov wants to undermine the efforts. This is senseless. Our Government is taking the easy way out. This tax is about money not environment. But why does it have to undermine environmental efforts? I can't afford a hybrid, but I drive a small car.

Why have we not opened a REAL conversation on sales tax? Most Oregonians don't realize that today with income tax they pay up to 40% taxes, almost all of us pay more than 10%. If we had a sales tax, it would be about 9-10 percent as other states have. That is 30% less taxes for some people who pay high income tax. Also, since you could set it up so the home mortgage is not included, the savings is even more. This would mean that Idahoans shopping in Ontario, Washingtonians shopping in Portland etc, and Californians shopping in Brookings and Medford will start paying sales tax. Why does our Government insist on making the Oregon citizens life harder every chance they get instead of waking up and looking around at the thousands we support on our backs? We need legislators that are eager to do the hard work of today to make our state profitable. How about others paying their share too?

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