Call your lawmaker this week on Kotek’s draft tax plan

By Taxpayers Association of Oregon
OregonWatchdog.com

Oregon Governor Tina Kotek’s Housing Production Advisory Council has just submitted a 20-page draft report, HPAC Policy Recommendations, on ideas on how to address the affordable housing crisis.

On section 7 (Page 16/17) it lists 5 suggestions to raise new revenue (as shown below):

#1 Income tax increase? Oregon was already rated the #1 tax state in America for effective tax rate on the middle class by CNBC. How high can they go?

#2. Property tax increase? How do you make housing affordable if you raise $504 million in higher property taxes?

#3. A new retail sales tax? Lawmakers already passed a hidden business sales tax in 2019 which was the largest tax in Oregon history. Already Walmart, Target and REI have closed stores in Oregon.

#4. A new Payroll Tax? Lawmakers have already passed two different new payroll taxes in the last 6 years, now they aim for a third new payroll tax?

#5. Double fuel tax? Gas taxes are for roads, not building houses.

As the report notes, these are recommendations that lawmakers could be addressing or even voting on in the next few weeks. Four lawmakers, from both parties, sit as members on Kotek’s Council. They need to hear from taxpayers that our position is NO NEW TAX! High taxes create poverty. High taxes create unaffordable housing and even higher taxes makes it worse.

Call or Email your lawmaker.

SOME POINTERS:

1. Call and email them ASAP
2. Tell them to reject all the taxes. “No New Taxes”.
3. “No New Taxes” as part of Kotek’s Housing Production Advisory Council recommendations
4. Always be respectful, polite and kind.
5. These lawmakers are open to our ideas, and have not taken positions on this new draft report. Your friendly opinion is needed.
6. Share your own personal example on how new taxes would hurt you!
7. Then share this article with your friends, family, neighbors and co-workers.

WHOM TO CONTACT:

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OREGON STATE SENATORS

Senator Dick Anderson
Capitol Phone: 503-986-1705
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Senator Daniel Bonham
Capitol Phone: 503-986-1726
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Senator Brian Boquist
Capitol Phone: 503-986-1712
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Senator Wlnsvey Campos
Capitol Phone: 503-986-1718
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Senator Michael Dembrow
Capitol Phone: 503-986-1723
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Senator Lynn Findley
Capitol Phone: 503-986-1730
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Senator Lew Frederick
Capitol Phone: 503-986-1722
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Senator Sara Gelser Blouin
Capitol Phone: 503-986-1708
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Senator Fred Girod
Capitol Phone: 503-986-1709
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Senator Jeff Golden
Capitol Phone: 503-986-1703
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Senator Chris Gorsek
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Senator Bill Hansell
Capitol Phone: 503-986-1729
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Senator Cedric Hayden
Capitol Phone: 503-986-1706
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Senator Kayse Jama
Capitol Phone: 503-986-1724
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Senator Tim Knopp
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Senator Kate Lieber
Capitol Phone: 503-986-1714
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Senator Dennis Linthicum
Capitol Phone: 503-986-1728
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Senator James I. Manning Jr.
Capitol Phone: 503-986-1707
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Senator Mark Meek
Capitol Phone: 503-986-1720
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Senator Deb Patterson
Capitol Phone: 503-986-1710
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Senator Floyd Prozanski
Capitol Phone: 503-986-1704
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Senator Art Robinson
Capitol Phone: 503-986-1702
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Senator David Brock Smith
Capitol Phone: 503-986-1701
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Senator Janeen Sollman
Capitol Phone: 503-986-1715
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Senator Elizabeth Steiner
Capitol Phone: 503-986-1717
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Senator Kathleen Taylor
Capitol Phone: 503-986-1721
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Senator Kim Thatcher
Capitol Phone: 503-986-1711
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Senator Rob Wagner
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Senator Suzanne Weber
Capitol Phone: 503-986-1716
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Senator Aaron Woods
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OREGON HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Representative Tom Andersen
Capitol Phone: 503-986-1419
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Representative Court Boice
Capitol Phone: 503-986-1401
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Representative Shelly Boshart Davis
Capitol Phone: 503-986-1415
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Representative Ben Bowman
Capitol Phone: 503-986-1425
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Representative Vikki Breese-Iverson
Capitol Phone: 503-986-1459
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Representative Janelle Bynum
Capitol Phone: 503-986-1439
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Representative Jami Cate
Capitol Phone: 503-986-1411
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Representative Farrah Chaichi
Capitol Phone: 503-986-1435
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Representative Charlie Conrad
Capitol Phone: 503-986-1412
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Representative Tracy Cramer
Capitol Phone: 503-986-1422
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Representative Maxine Dexter
Capitol Phone: 503-986-1433
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Representative Ed Diehl
Capitol Phone: 503-986-1417
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Representative Lucetta Elmer
Capitol Phone: 503-986-1424
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Representative Paul Evans
Capitol Phone: 503-986-1420
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Representative Julie Fahey
Capitol Phone: 503-986-1414
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Representative Mark Gamba
Capitol Phone: 503-986-1441
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Representative David Gomberg
Capitol Phone: 503-986-1410
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Representative Christine Goodwin
Capitol Phone: 503-986-1404
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Representative Dacia Grayber
Capitol Phone: 503-986-1428
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Representative Annessa Hartman
Capitol Phone: 503-986-1440
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Representative Jeff Helfrich
Capitol Phone: 503-986-1452
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Representative Ken Helm
Capitol Phone: 503-986-1427
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Representative James Hieb
Capitol Phone: 503-986-1451
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Representative Paul Holvey
Capitol Phone: 503-986-1408
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Representative Zach Hudson
Capitol Phone: 503-986-1449
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Representative Cyrus Javadi
Capitol Phone: 503-986-1432
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Representative Jason Kropf
Capitol Phone: 503-986-1454
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Representative Bobby Levy
Capitol Phone: 503-986-1458
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Representative Emerson Levy
Capitol Phone: 503-986-1453
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Representative Rick Lewis
Capitol Phone: 503-986-1418
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Representative John Lively
Capitol Phone: 503-986-1407
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Representative Kevin Mannix
Capitol Phone: 503-986-1421
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Representative Pam Marsh
Capitol Phone: 503-986-1405
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Representative Emily McIntire
Capitol Phone: 503-986-1456
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Representative Susan McLain
Capitol Phone: 503-986-1429
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Representative Nancy Nathanson
Capitol Phone: 503-986-1413
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Representative Travis Nelson
Capitol Phone: 503-986-1444
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Representative Courtney Neron
Capitol Phone: 503-986-1426
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Representative Daniel Nguyen
Capitol Phone: 503-986-1438
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Representative Hoa Nguyen
Capitol Phone: 503-986-1448
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Representative Rob Nosse
Capitol Phone: 503-986-1442
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Representative Virgle Osborne
Capitol Phone: 503-986-1402
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Representative Mark Owens
Capitol Phone: 503-986-1460
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Representative Hai Pham
Capitol Phone: 503-986-1436
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Representative Khanh Pham
Capitol Phone: 503-986-1446
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Representative Dan Rayfield
Capitol Phone: 503-986-1416
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Representative E. Werner Reschke
Capitol Phone: 503-986-1455
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Representative Lisa Reynolds
Capitol Phone: 503-986-1434
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Representative Ricki Ruiz
Capitol Phone: 503-986-1450
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Representative Tawna D. Sanchez
Capitol Phone: 503-986-1443
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Representative Anna Scharf
Capitol Phone: 503-986-1423
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Representative Greg Smith
Capitol Phone: 503-986-1457
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Representative Nathan Sosa
Capitol Phone: 503-986-1430
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Representative Brian Stout
Capitol Phone: 503-986-1431
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Representative Thuy Tran
Capitol Phone:503-986-1445
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Representative Andrea Valderrama
Capitol Phone: 503-986-1447
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Representative Kim Wallan
Capitol Phone: 503-986-1406
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Representative Jules Walters
Capitol Phone: 503-986-1437
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Representative Boomer Wright
Capitol Phone: 503-986-1409
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Representative Dwayne Yunker
Capitol Phone: 503-986-1403
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