Five Oregon counties vote to leave state, create 'Greater Idaho'

Re:Five Oregon counties vote to leave state, create 'Greater... by kemiller on Thursday May 20, 2021 @08:12PM (#27229059)

This particular movement, to its credit, seems to acknowledge this flow of money. It's about morality and control for them.

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Re:Five Oregon counties vote to leave state, create 'Greater... by HillRat on Thursday May 20, 2021 @08:47PM (#27229289)

Oh, they talk a lot about the financial benefits — lower income taxes, looser land regulations — it’s just that the personal costs of a lower minimum wage, increased sales taxes, and less educational funding from the state aren’t going to fall on the people who are driving this.

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Re:Five Oregon counties vote to leave state, create 'Greater... by halostatue on Thursday May 20, 2021 @08:45PM (#27229275)

I think it’s about something that they aren’t talking about openly.

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