With $2 billion dollars more to spend (thanks to the Bush tax breaks), it's still not enough for the Democrats. These are just some of the increases in taxes being proposed by the Democrats in Oregon this legislative session (thanks to Oregon Watchdog and Brainstorm NW magazine for putting these all in one place):
1. Allowing tax breaks to expire (placing sunsets on previous tax breaks).
2. Rolling back Measure 5 property tax limits.
3. Adding $1/sq ft impact fees on all new homes (slightly less for corporate and manufacturing faciliites)
4. Excise tax on new home construction (in addition to the thousands already charged in systems development fees)
5. Real estate transfer tax. Monies from the sale of your home being diverted (read redistributed) to defray cost of subsidizing lower income homebuyers.
6. Change the kicker tax refund to redistribute some of your money to lower income folks who may not even pay taxes.
7. Renew 3% utility tax on your electric bill.
8. Eliminate the double majority tax protection for special elections (protection against sneak tax increases done during smaller, less noticed elections)
9. Raise the corporate minimum tax for corporations regardless of whether they make any money.
10. Create a "Going out of Business" tax. See, they get you coming and going.
11. Increase the cigarette tax to finance coverage of a lightly participated in health program in order to further promulgate 'universal care.' Yes, it covers children of illegal aliens.
12. Increase the cigar tax.
13. Assorted fee increases.
Is it any wonder that Oregon is the 13th highest spending state in the union? I guess they're trying to become number one.
And don't forget the $2571.90 more for every taxpayer if the Democratic congress repeals the Bush tax cuts.
Monday, May 14, 2007
TAXES THY NAME IS OREGON DEMOCRAT
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Sorry off topic: American Spectator
FAINESS DOCTRINE - RINO CHUCK HAGEL
READTHIS Washington Prowler
Her Royal Fairness
By The Prowler
Published 5/14/2007 SALEM'S WITCH TRIAL
According to two members of the House Democrat Caucus, Reps. Nancy Pelosi and Steny Hoyer have informed them that they will "aggressively pursue" reinstatement of the so-called Fairness Doctrine over the next six months. In January, Democrat presidential candidate Rep. Dennis Kucinich announced that he was going to pursue the Fairness Doctrine through his Government Reform subcommittee. That announcement was greeted with silence. But now, Pelosi has moved things to the front burner.
Much of the doctrine, regulated through the FCC, was largely dumped in 1987. Other parts of it, related to "personal attack" rule and the "political editorial" rule, remained in place until 2000. The personal attack rule required anyone "attacked" over the airwaves to be notified beforehand and given an opportunity to respond. A similar rule was followed for the political editorial, where a broadcaster endorsing one political candidate or issue had to give similar time for a response from those not endorsed or supported.
The decision to press for re-establishment of the Fairness Doctrine now seems to have developed for two reasons. "First, [Democrats] failed on the radio airwaves with Air America, no one wanted to listen," says a senior adviser to Pelosi. "Conservative radio is a huge threat and political advantage for Republicans and we have had to find a way to limit it. Second, it looks like the Republicans are going to have someone in the presidential race who has access to media in ways our folks don't want, so we want to make sure the GOP has no advantages going into 2008."
That last comment appeared to be a veiled reference to former Sen. Fred Thompson, who appears to be gearing up for a presidential run. Over the past year, he has built a following both over the AM airwaves through the ABC Radio network, as well as through almost daily appearances across cable TV on the TV show Law & Order, where he plays a tough-talking district attorney.
According to another Democrat leadership aide, Pelosi and her team are focused on several targets in the fight, including Rush Limbaugh and the Salem Radio Network. In fact, Kucinich's staff has begun investigating Salem, one of the fastest growing radio networks in the country, which features such popular -- and highly rated -- conservative hosts as Bill Bennett and Michael Medved, and Christian hosts such as Dr. Richard Land.
"They are identifying senior employees, their political activities and their political giving," says a Government Reform committee staffer. "Salem is a big target, but the big one is going to be Limbaugh. We know we can't shut him up, but we want to make life a bit more difficult for him."
FINANCING CHUCK
Nebraska's anti-war Republican Sen. Chuck Hagel on Sunday indicated that he is willing to join New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg in a third-party run for the White House in 2008. Hagel insiders say that Hagel would run on the bottom of the ticket, which would largely be financed by the man on the top of the ticket, Bloomberg.
Bloomberg, according to New York insiders, has been meeting with both Republican and Democrat political consultants, pollsters and media advisers. They informed him that a run would most likely require $100 million. "And probably a bit more," says one with knowledge of the discussion. "Bloomberg didn't even blink when he heard the number. He's ready to cut the check."
A Bloomberg-Hagel ticket would if nothing else rank in entertainment value with the campaign of Democrat Rep. Dennis Kucinich. It would also create a host of problems for Sen. Hillary Clinton and former Sen.John Edwards, who have steadily been turning their campaigns in an anti-war direction.
Bring it on SOCIALISTS. CONSERVATIVES HAVE STRONG VOCAL CHORDS AND HUGE FISTS.
YOU AIN'T SEEN NOTHIN YETTTTTTTT
That's funny! I wonder if any of the Libtards who voted for more taxes feel stupid yet. You got what you wanted, I only hope that you end up getting destroyed in the process.
How stupid do you have to be to vote for the guy who says he will raise your taxes?
Liberals don't mind if 'your' taxes go up. They just want 'theirs' to stay lower.
How did the Bush tax breaks give Democrats $2 billion more to spend? I ended up with a wash, neither better nor worse off.
While property owners were busy trying to recover their lost (stolen) property rights, nobody noticed (or cared) that the urban poor lost their property rights 80 years ago,long before property owners got ripped off.
How much has been redistributed UPWARD to property owners as a result? While even Thomas Sowell acknowledges the ongoing government-facilitated redistribution from renters to owners (see Markets and Minorities, 1981), he does not offer an estimate of its size. I suspect this redistribution is enormous and staggering in size.
Anti-redistributionists, remove the logs from your own eyes, and heal thyselves.
flnytjoops, wouldn't let me post that to the correct thread
10. Create a "Going out of Business" tax. See, they get you coming and going.
This is effectively a tax to protect the stupid from getting taken by obvious, albeit illicit business practices. Just ask Senator Maria Carter.
Minimum Wage said...
Anti-redistributionists,
Klatu said: you meen Capitolists?
So you must be a Socialist?
Minimum Wage you must be looking in a re-written Liberal History Book.
Minimum Wage,
If the poor weren't property owners then how did they lose their property rights?
When the planning class "plans" affordability OUT of the picture that's more of a taking from everyone and hurts the poor most of all.
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