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.