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Archive Home > 2006 > August > 22 > Flat tax

Flat tax


August 22, 2006

I was dismayed at two recent editorials in The Bulletin proposing a new sales tax and added gasoline tax to raise revenue for the state of Oregon.

Both of these tax formats are regressive taxes, putting the greatest burden on our poorest citizens.

For example, a 5 percent sales tax costs the....

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