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Article #1526Re: An Oregon Tourist Tax?
From: Paul J. Berg
Date: Wed, 02 Aug 2006 19:44
Date: Wed, 02 Aug 2006 19:44
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Captain Compassion wrote: > On 2 Aug 2006 06:34:04 -0700, "Paul J. Berg" <pjberg@webtv.net> wrote: > > > > > > >Captain Compassion wrote: > >> On 1 Aug 2006 19:05:55 -0700, "Paul J. Berg" <pjberg@webtv.net> wrote: > >> > >> > > >> > > >> >Captain Compassion wrote: > >> >> On Tue, 1 Aug 2006 09:32:18 -0700, pjberg@webtv.net (Paul J. Berg) > >> >> wrote: > >> >> > >> >> > > >> >> >In a few weeks, Alaskans will decide whether to require passengers on > >> >> >cruise ships to cough up $46 apiece > >> >> ><http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/14076915/>. > >> >> > > >> >> >My initial reaction to this proposal was to snicker at its brazenness. > >> >> >But after a few seconds, it occurred to me that perhaps Oregonians could > >> >> >learn something from our neighbors to the north. > >> >> > > >> >> >Should Oregonians ask tourists to contribute to our general fund, too? > >> >> > > >> >> >Now if only we could figure out how to impose a special tax on new > >> >> >residents from California. > >> >> > >> >> Will Oregon have toll booths on the borders? > >> >> > >> > > >> >In my youth, California officials would stop incoming vehicles and make > >> >the occupants discard any produce they had in their possession. > >> > > >> Didn't stop the fruit flies. > >> > >> >Maybe Oregon officials can now stop incoming vehicles and make the > >> >occupants discard any Californians which may be in their vehicle. > >> > >> You only have to declare you are an illegal and you are in. > >> > > > >Incorrect, if any of the occupants of a vehicle are undocumented they > >will be consider Californians by the Oregon Border Patrol and will be > >discarded. > > Perhaps California would reciprocate. > When you live in God's Country there is no reason to visit "The Land of Fruits, Flakes & Nuts" to the south.
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