30-yr beloved outdoor shop closes. More online-death.

By Taxpayers Association of Oregon
OregonWatchdog.com

KPTV does a great story on 30-year old Portland outdoor shop, Next Adventure, and says quotes the owner, “Heykamp said it’s a challenging world for retail and potential buyers ended up being unable to pay a premium for a business.”

Oregon shops cannot compete with national online retail operations.  Oregon politicians make it worse by increasing property taxes, business taxes, income taxes, gas taxes and utility costs that online retailers do not pay.  Oregon is throwing concrete flotation devices to drowning businesses.

Also, unable to find an investor to sell the businesses when they say “potential buyers being unable to pay a premium”, means these owners are unable to net a big sale for their shop, and again, Oregon’s high taxes drive away investors.

Here are the taxes being considered by the 2025 Legislature:

• Kicker theft (HB 1177)
• Gas tax, wage tax, bike tax, truck tax car tax
• 3% property tax (SB 712)
• 8% beer-wine tax (Hb 1197)
• Timber Tax (HB 3489)
• Drink tax (Hb 3940)
• $120 Million Google/Facebook tax (SB 686)
• 250% marriage fee hike (SB 97)
• 4% tire tax (Hb 3362)
• Vaping, Hookah, tobacco tax (Hb 2528)
• $500M hospital-healthcare tax (Hb 2010)
• $800 million jock tax (SB 110)
• Statewide property tax #1 (HJR 6)
• Statewide property tax #2 (HJR 8)
• Kicker theft #2  (SB 573)
• Kicker theft #3  (SJR 15)
• Double RV vehicle fee (HB 3902)
• Kotek’s liquor tax increase

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