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Opinion: Vote ‘no’ on Measure 118′s destructive tax

October 23, 2024

Measure 118 was written in a coffee shop, and it shows.

This tax proposal on the November ballot would raise prices for virtually everything Oregonians buy, including food and medicine, straining the budgets of the very people its creators say they want to help.

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WW’s Fall 2024 Endorsements: Ballot Measures

October 16, 2024

This measure, also called the Oregon Rebate, is equal parts cynical and sloppy. It is also entirely unrealistic in ways that would be damaging to Oregon while doing relatively little to aid the people its architects want to help.

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VOTE NO: Measure 118 is a sales tax delivering an empty promise

October 7, 2024

Measure 118 is part of your Nov. 5 ballot—soon to appear in your mailbox—and is promoted as a tax-revenue rebate for Oregonians. On the surface it sounds like a financial boon for Oregonians.

In its simplest description, passage of the measure would impose a 3% tax on Oregon businesses when their sales exceed $25 million and redistribute that tax revenue to Oregon residents who live in the state for more than 200 days. The tax would be divvied among eligible residents and be paid out as rebates in the following year.

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