Common Sense For Oregon

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Oregon ranked as one of the least tax-friendly states for retirees Oregon is one of the least tax-friendly states in the nation for retirees, due to high property taxes and taxes on retirement income, a financial media company says in a new report. Oregon’s income tax rate ranges from 5 percent to 9.9 percent. While the state doesn’t tax Social Security income, mos...

The US does not make even the top 10!

The U.S. isn’t one of the top 10 most free countries in the world, study says In a study measuring the prosperity levels of different countries, the U.S. was only No. 1 on one indicator — and it wasn’t personal freedom.

"The estate tax is a bad way to tax the rich because it violates a principle that economists call horizontal equity. The basic idea is that similar people should face similar tax burdens."

Why Taxing Fairly Means Not Taxing Inheritances The estate tax is a popular tool to fight income inequality, but it violates the simple principle that similar people should have similar tax burdens.

What are your thoughts about the increased restrictions on vacation rentals in Cannon Beach?

Nanny State of the Week: You can't be trusted to rent to your family - Watchdog.org Do you sometimes rent out your home to friends and family members who may visit on vacation in the summer? Not for long, if bureaucrats in Cannon Beach, Oregon, get their way.

Oregon ranks in the bottom 15 in overall freedom. Are you surprised?

#37 Oregon in Overall Freedom Oregon ranks #37 overall. The Freedom in the 50 States 2015-2016 index from the Cato Institute measures freedom across a range of over 200 policies and across the personal, regulatory and fiscal dimensions.

Reports to the Government Waste hotline are up 35% Oregon Secretary of State Jeanne Atkins released the annual report on Oregon’s government waste hotline. In 2015, the hotline received 243 initial reports. This continues an upward trend: there wer…

There Are Now More Bureaucrats With Guns Than U.S. Marines There are now more non-military government employees who carry guns than there are U.S. Marines, according to a new report. Open the Books, a taxpayer watchdog group, released a study Wednesday tha

How do outsiders view Oregon? What do you think people outside of our state think of us?

Here is what one "middle-age high school-educated male in the Midwest described it: “Liberal, progressive state, avoid at all cost.”

But overall, "across the country, most people still think of Oregon as a nice place to visit."

You can read the rest of the survey here:
http://pamplinmedia.com/pt/9-news/311208-188885-poll-gauges-how-outsiders-view-oregon

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Which side do you take?

Pro-gun LGBTQ group, Oregon gun control advocate spar in wake of Orlando shooting The mass shooting in Orlando, Florida Sunday that's left 50 people dead, including the shooter, is reigniting the debate over gun control in Oregon, with one LGBTQ group calling for the protection of gun rights.Gun control advocates, meanwhile, are calling

Among some of the findings in the report is this tidbit: "the impact on the Oregon economy would be staggering. The report estimates that more than 38,000 private sector jobs would be lost as a result of this measure. The report states, “Our economic simulation shows that if IP28 becomes law it will dampen income, employment and population growth over the next 5 years.”

Report details effect of tax measure Associated Oregon Industries The nonpartisan Oregon Legislative Revenue Office (LRO) released a report to the House and Senate Revenue Committees highlighting the devastating effects that Initiativ…

Young Republicans and Independents in Oregon increase due to the automatic voter registration, according to the Oregon Secretary of State Office.

Young GOP voter turnout boosted by automatic registration in Oregon The nation's first automatic voter registration system may have added about 51,000 new voters since January for this year's presidential election, a rate which far outpaces previous registrations since 2008.