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As one of the Oregonians
As one of the Oregonians that voted against the tax increase and a non-smoker I’ll give a little insight why this ill-conceived measure went down in flames. If we want to cover low income citizens in Oregon then all citizens should shoulder the tax burden not thrust it onto a minority? Then there’s the fact that Sin taxes make for unstable revenue particularly tobacco where use has been declining our existing program.
