[Grovenet] Visitor-friendly Portland

[Steven]

Isn't tourism one of our biggest "industries?" We could garner much more
out of tourists with a sales tax.

Personally, I'd like to see tariffs.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: grovenet-bounces at rdrop.com [mailto:grovenet-bounces at rdrop.com]On
> Behalf Of Allen Warren
> Sent: Tuesday, August 26, 2008 1:10 AM
> To: Forest Grove local interests list
> Subject: Re: [Grovenet] Visitor-friendly Portland
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>
> Agree w/you 100% Steven.  And when I re-read my posting I realized I
> didn't quite get it right on what I wanted to say: without a sales tax AND
> WITH OUR STATE INCOME TAX, it makes it great for visitors but we get no
> tax revenues from those visitors and thus Oregon residents are
> stuck funding the government almost all by our lonesome.
>  
> Allen Warren
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: Steven <NoSpam03 at comcast.net>
> To: Forest Grove local interests list <grovenet at rdrop.com>
> Sent: Monday, August 25, 2008 6:18:33 PM
> Subject: Re: [Grovenet] Visitor-friendly Portland
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> Lower some of our other taxes and a sales tax makes sense.
> Oregonians have lost faith in their leadership to cut a tax.
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: grovenet-bounces at rdrop.com [mailto:grovenet-bounces at rdrop.com]On
> > Behalf Of Allen Warren
> > Sent: Monday, August 25, 2008 4:10 PM
> > To: Forest Grove local interests list
> > Subject: [Grovenet] Visitor-friendly Portland
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