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Originally Posted by August
Don't worry Nik, it's gonna happen eventually. It has to. Economic realities cannot be ignored for very long.
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The economy ain't bad enough yet for that to happen here. When the (public) unions get threatened, they will kill kittens until they get their way. Guess what, voters cave (almost) every time
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With 1 in 6 working for the state... guess who wins.
The problem with the "tax the rich" strategy, is that they will pick up and move somewhere else.
(see businesses leaving portland)
( see radio ads for businesses to relocate to Vancouver, WA because business taxes are lower
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...and the best part of all this, since businesses won't relocate here (OR) the state has to "put the porkchop on the kid so the dog will play with him"
(see solar industry)
but that's okay, they are green jobs
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