Oregon Voters Clearly Pass Tax Measures, Teabaggers Lose

[cal04]

by skywaker9
more at link
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2010/1/26/830799/-Oregon-Voters-Clearly-Pass-Tax-Measures,-Teabaggers-Lose-UPDATED-2x

In what can only be described as a stunning repudiation of the teabagging movement and a massive vote of confidence for the Democratic supermajority, Oregonians today passed two tax increases overwhelmingly.

FWIW I was expecting maybe 51-52% yes, not this high.

UPDATE: The Oregonian, KGW and KATU (Portland TV) have called BOTH measures for the yes campaign.

SECOND UPDATE: Yes campaign claims victory, calling this a "Great day for Oregon's most vulnerable."

I will not be updating the vote totals anymore since its clearly over. Time to celebrate!


The last time, before tonight, that Oregon Voters passed tax measures was 1930 when they passed (after earlier repealing) a state income tax. Tonight they have passed measures increasing taxes for the rich and corporations (corporate taxes had NOT been increased since 1929) by a far wider margin than projected.

Here is a brief summary of both:

66-Raises tax on household income at and above $250,000 (and $125,000 for individual filers). Reduces income taxes on unemployment benefits in 2009. Provides funds currently budgeted for education, health care, public safety, other services

67-Raises $10 corporate minimum tax, business minimum tax, corporate profits tax. Provides funds currently budgeted for education, health care, public safety, other services

Keep in mind that we ware expecting about 1.1 million total votes, maybe 1.2 million.

http://egov.sos.state.or.us/division/elections/results/2010S/1372259056.html

[HuckleB]

1. Woo Hoo! I'm proud to be an Oregonian!

[roguevalley]

3. Oregon rules. So saith Rogue Valley

[Go2Peace]

2. It was not about "Washington" or the Democrats

It was about the public being pissed at the class war and being ready to support progressive measures!!! This was a progressive measure. It was a carefully crafted tax increase designed to support critical services by simply moving back toward tax fairness.

The Dems in Washington should take this as a lesson. If you draft easy to understand legislation rolling back the clock and increasing taxes on the rich, the people WILL support it.

[depakid]

4. +1

[Bluenorthwest]

5. !!!!!!!!!

Great news, wide margins, lots of voters, yippppeeeee!

[jotsy]

6. Go Oregon, show the rest how it is done.

K n R

[bemildred]

7. Now rich people will leave Oregon, and Oregon will be better for it. nt

[Go2Peace]

8. No, 1.5% tax increase (for 2 years) and 1% remaining increase is not going to make people flee

Don't believe the bullshit ideology that is out there about taxes on the rich. Oregon had the 3rd lowest corporate taxes in the nation, if the bullshit was actually true we would be one of the Richest states in the nation with some of the lowest unemployment. That hasn't happened. Experiment is over...