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If the wealthy dictated terms in Oregon, would they burden themselves with the highest personal income tax in the Nation?  I would guess many wealthy Oregonians would like to remain in Oregon, but they are being driven out of the state by an angry Oregon mob.  How smart is it to drive away the Sugardaddy class?

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Oregon (with no sales tax) draws affluent shoppers from other states, denying those other states needed sales tax revenues.  Oregon has won the race to the bottom on sales tax.  Yet some Oregonians accuse Washington State of racing to the bottom on income tax to attact affluent taxpayers who create Washington jobs, pay Washington property taxes, and pay Washington sales or use taxes.  Do know-it-all Oregonians think all other states must compete on terms dictated by Oregon?

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