gAlienLifeform@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 23 hours agoRevealed: Oregon spent funds meant for addiction services on prosecutors and police gadgetswww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square30linkfedilinkarrow-up1343arrow-down11file-textcross-posted to: politics@sh.itjust.worksusnews@beehaw.orghackernews@lemmy.bestiver.se
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minus-squareblakenonglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·18 hours agoThe dick move is 10% income tax while the Oregon government frequently misuses the funds for personal gain.
minus-square13igTyme@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·6 hours agoJust an FYI. The max is 9.9% and most people don’t make enough. The real dick move is having a tax bracket that goes from 11k to 125k for single payer.
minus-squareblakenonglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 hours agoWhen I lived in Beaverton, the city taxes put me over 10%
minus-squareEndlessNightmare@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·6 hours agoYeah, their second-highest tax bracket starts at such a ridiculously low income level. Literally poverty level and being in that bracket.
The dick move is 10% income tax while the Oregon government frequently misuses the funds for personal gain.
Just an FYI. The max is 9.9% and most people don’t make enough. The real dick move is having a tax bracket that goes from 11k to 125k for single payer.
When I lived in Beaverton, the city taxes put me over 10%
Yeah, their second-highest tax bracket starts at such a ridiculously low income level. Literally poverty level and being in that bracket.