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Article #1529Re: An Oregon Tourist Tax?
From: PLAN A
Date: Wed, 02 Aug 2006 21:18
Date: Wed, 02 Aug 2006 21:18
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"Paul J. Berg" <pjberg@webtv.net> wrote in message news:1154547859.169526.86110@h48g2000cwc.googlegroups.com... > > > 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. I just came back from Crater Lake and Chiloquin. Oregon unfortunately is full of fairies.
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