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Re: An Oregon Tourist Tax?

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From: PLAN A
Date: Wed, 02 Aug 2006 21:18
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"Paul J. Berg" <pjberg@webtv.net> wrote in message 
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> Captain Compassion wrote:
>> On 2 Aug 2006 06:34:04 -0700, "Paul J. Berg" <pjberg@webtv.net> wrote:
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>> >
>> >
>> >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.

I just came back from Crater Lake and Chiloquin.  Oregon unfortunately is 
full of fairies.
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