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misanthrope

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24. There are also other costs

Tue Oct 27, 2020, 03:45 PM

Oct 2020

In states like you mention, infrastructure isn't well maintained.

The public education system also lags, creating the kind of ambivalent, complacent society that is easily exploited to the benefit of the ruling class. If it's anything like Alabama, a sense of hopelessness permeates those denizens to the degree they don't value the arts/culture, detracting from the standard of living and don't really care about environmental issues either.

It really ricochets throughout a society.

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Very cool for Oregon. They put out this message on voting this morning. [View all] LizBeth Oct 2020 OP

Very cool soothsayer Oct 2020 #1

I just put it on FB for all my people that are going to vote Trump to shame the difference between LizBeth Oct 2020 #3

Greatest state in the union! ZZenith Oct 2020 #2

Well, I did get my property tax bill and have never seen it that high, lol. And yes. LizBeth Oct 2020 #4

rec. MerryBlooms Oct 2020 #6

Ah, I am feeling the joy too MerryBlooms, I love your name. LizBeth Oct 2020 #7

No matter where I have lived, I always come home to my lovely Oregon. MerryBlooms Oct 2020 #9

Really? I did not know you were here, too. There are a lot. I am having fun talking to others from LizBeth Oct 2020 #10

Oh yes, a true Webfoot here! MerryBlooms Oct 2020 #30

Ha ha. Go ducks! LizBeth Oct 2020 #31

I was born and raised here, as was my husband and our kids. MerryBlooms Oct 2020 #32

I worked in an hotel across from the university so I had the beavers and ducks in the same place for LizBeth Oct 2020 #33

Don't forget to deduct the sales tax you would pay almost anywhere else! ZZenith Oct 2020 #11

Yes, there is that with sales tax and also, I find utilities lower here. And yes, I do appreciate LizBeth Oct 2020 #12

The reality is, I am only paying about 700-1000 more in property tax. That is not that much LizBeth Oct 2020 #14

Yes state taxes and property are high marlakay Oct 2020 #13

It did not go up that much higher. I have only owned for over a year. The first one was a shocker. LizBeth Oct 2020 #15

I think they have appraisers that work for the counties marlakay Oct 2020 #16

I pay the same as you. Funny middle of Nov. Elsewhere it was end of January. I thought LizBeth Oct 2020 #17

Believe me, it could be a LOT worse misanthrope Oct 2020 #20

Right. I lived in a state that had like an 8.75 sales tax? And property tax were only a little less LizBeth Oct 2020 #22

There are also other costs misanthrope Oct 2020 #24

Totally. Now a good hamburger is $17 here now, lol and only like 9 there. But hey.... I will pay LizBeth Oct 2020 #25

R&K MerryBlooms Oct 2020 #5

+1 jalan48 Oct 2020 #8

This message was self-deleted by its author sl8 Oct 2020 #18

Oh, that is very cool. I do like your Gov. She is awesome. LizBeth Oct 2020 #19

Mistake, deleted. sl8 Oct 2020 #21

+1 LizBeth Oct 2020 #23

You can also go into the secretary of states website and verify that you ballot has been received. aidbo Oct 2020 #26

They have received my. Is that the same as accepting my signature? LizBeth Oct 2020 #27

Oregon has concerned and cooperative elections officials sanatanadharma Oct 2020 #28

Right. So, when I first registered I thought it would be a big to do. Some called to talk to me LizBeth Oct 2020 #29