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Voting.

For what it's worth, I got my votes in. Surrounded by Leftists, it's hard to imagine that'll amount to a hill of beans, but I did it anyway.

 

The Problem In Oregon, Illustrated

These are the congressional districts, at present. The areas in pretty colors are largely controlled by (recently arrived) Democratics and Leftists (but I repeat myself). The big brown area is much more sparsely populated, and mainly (with the exception of Hood River, which is more or less a bedroom community of Portland) conservative, long-time, actual Oregonians. By rights, the state should be split into two: Oregon, and West Oregon.

 

A VAT By Any Other Name

Is still a Value-Added Tax, and that's what Oregon's governor from Minnesota signed into law. To make matters worse, we voted the same thing down three years ago, so now she's taking steps to ensure that we can't get a measure on the ballot to repeat our past success.

On May 17, Gov. Kate Brown signed into law House Bill 3427, imposing a gross receipts tax on most Oregon businesses.

The new tax, $250, plus 0.57 percent of taxable commercial activity over $1 million, will have a significant impact on low-margin businesses, such as general contractors. This tax is on the gross receipts of a business, regardless of profitability, less only an amount equal to 35 percent of “cost inputs” or “labor costs.” Also, the tax is imposed on each step of the construction process (i.e., manufacturer, subcontractor, general contractor), resulting in taxation on the same economic value multiple times.

That is known as a VAT; not a "sales tax" as Democratics claim. The U.K. has the same thing; another tax added to each step of a production process.

It's one reason why a hamburger in the U.K. costs roughly three times what you'd pay for the same thing in an American fast-food joint.

Democratics here recognize that if allowed to vote on the matter, citizens would once again take it down in flames. So the only thing to do is to prevent Oregonians from putting it to a vote. Because they Know Better than You.

 

What Fraud?

Oh...that fraud:

Felony charges have been filed in California following an illegal voter effort that bribed homeless people to sign ballot petitions and voter registration forms.

A forged signature swapped for $1 — or sometimes a cigarette. The crude exchange played out hundreds of times on L.A.’s skid row during the 2016 election cycle and again this year, prosecutors said Tuesday as they announced criminal charges against nine people accused in a fraud scheme.

But...but...Holder claimed there is no voter fraud! How can this be? And in a Democrat-run state, of all places!

 

Tax Dollars At Work

The city of San Francisco spent $310,000 to register noncitizen voters, beginning last July. At present, 49 noncitizens have been registered to vote in the November 6 elections - at a cost of $6,326 each.

They really know how to get bang for the buck, down there. One thing that may have put a bit of a damper on the old enthusiasm index is that it belatedly occurred to the politicians that ICE can subpoena voter rolls - which of course include names and addresses.

Hmm. That could expose illegal aliens. Oopsie. One of their "supervisors" wanted to spend another half-million dollars to warn illegals that registering could bring ICE to their doorsteps, but in a rare burst of sanity, the idea was nixed.

 

California Voting

On Tuesday, Neon Nettle reported that the California DMV admitted this week to an "error" that allowed 1,500 non-citizens to register to vote in U.S. elections during 2018 between April and September.

According to a report by the Associated Press, of the 1,500 people who were improperly registered to vote by the Department of Motor Vehicles this year, officials don't know how many actually voted.

Secretary of State Alex Padilla fears that they may have to suspend their "motor voter" program of problems persist....

 

If You Take A Walk, I'll Tax Your Feet

NEW JERSEY (FOX5NY) - Never short on ideas for things to tax, lawmakers in New Jersey are considering a tax on tap water.

The proposal is being floated by State Sen. Bob Smith D-Middlesex, who is trying to say it's not actually a tax but a 'user fee'.

So it's another tax; politicians love to claim that fees aren't taxes, and this one would only be an additional $32 or so for the "average" user. Californians had better hope that governor Moonbeam doesn't hear about this....

 

California Highway Patrol sergeant Dan Kyle said that officers who worked during the years before the fences were added recalled responding weekly to several fatal collisions between cars and unauthorized immigrants on the highway in San Ysidro. The sign’s image has been the source of controversy, with some seeing it as an offensive caricature of Mexican immigrants.

Well, since they're illegal aliens rather than legal immigrants, what's the problem?

Why would anyone care about the feelings of lawbreakers? Well, Democratics want the votes....

 

What Voter Fraud?

Oh...that voter fraud:

HARRISONBURG, Va. — A man paid to register Virginia voters prior to the 2016 Presidential Election will spend at least 100 days in prison for submitting the names of deceased individuals to the Registrar’s Office.

James Madison University student Andrew J. Spieles, 21, of Harrisonburg, pled guilty Monday in the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia. As part of the plea agreement, Spieles agreed to a prison sentence of 100 to 120 days.

Spieles worked for Harrisonburg Votes when he committed the crime, according to acting United States Attorney Rick A. Mountcastle.

Harrisonburg Votes is a political organization affiliated with the Democratic Party.

What's with this nonsense? Everybody knows that voter ID disenfranchises minority voters, so it only makes sense to ensure that dead people aren't similarly disenfranchised from their right to vote Democratic. They've been doing it in Chicago for years with great success. It's like recycling, in a sense.

But Voter Fraud Doesn't Exist!

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Twelve employees of a Democrat-linked group focused on mobilizing black voters in Indiana are accused of submitting fake or fraudulent voter registration applications ahead of last year’s general election in order to meet quotas, according to charging documents filed Friday.

If convicted of all charges, each employee faces 2.5 years in prison. The group that employed them, Indiana Voter Registration Project, faces a $10,000 fine if convicted.

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