Oregon votes to tax the wealthy

Unlike the frenzy surrounding last week's special election in MA, it doesn't appear our "liberal" tradmed is keen on obsessively dissecting the "the lessons of Oregon." Yesterday's vote passed by decisive margins. All the more remarkable in that a state that's historically anti-tax passed such strong taxation measures.

Measure 66 raises income taxes on individuals who earn more than $125,000 and on couples who earn more than $250,000, less than 3 percent of the state population. Measure 67 raises taxes and fees on most businesses.

Completely contradicts the narrative of the MA Senate race that the populist uprising indicates the public's shift to right. Considering the supporters of the measures were up against Freedom Works tea party astroturfers and big business interests, it looks instead like a demand for progressive policies. The tradmed will ignore it since it doesn't fit their template, but the politicians would do well to wake up and see where the votes really are going to found, which is sure as hell not going to be at the Tea Party Convention.


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