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Pacific Northwest, Oregon's Tax Tantrums, and Florida's Buried Bounty: Don't Be an Idiot's Policy Pirate Rant
Hop on board for a road trip to Oregon. Jamie and Chris torch Oregon's latest fiscal fiasco: Politicians are finger-pointing at the feds for a whopping $888 million revenue shortfall in the 2025-27 budget, thanks to Trump's "Big Beautiful Bill" slashing federal taxes and dragging down state coffers—yet Oregon's own laws hitch state tax rates to Uncle Sam's, so maybe it's time for Salem's spineless suits to man up and vote for hikes instead of playing the blame game.
We roast Oregon's crime policies and sky-high regs are choking job growth—unemployment's creeping to 5%, private-sector jobs lag…
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