tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17669835.post9071131864219998501..comments2023-09-28T03:05:12.121-07:00Comments on Terrance this is stupid stuff: Oregon Taxes: Bad News; Slightly Better Bad NewsT. D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11952394767212085011noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17669835.post-55687160253666292582014-04-15T14:22:47.304-07:002014-04-15T14:22:47.304-07:00Yes, we have lots of great natural resources and n...Yes, we have lots of great natural resources and not the understanding or will to use them wisely. The big leaders think staring at them is the best use (tourism) which brings low paying jobs at best.T. D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11952394767212085011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17669835.post-91848334665133325492014-04-13T15:52:09.655-07:002014-04-13T15:52:09.655-07:00It's also why they're considering selling ...It's also why they're considering selling the entire Elliott state forest. The legal hassles whenever the do try to make a timber sale have made it such a drain that the thinking is that they might be better off to just get out from under it.MAX Redlinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12040240474444763721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17669835.post-17035424306503980432014-04-13T13:34:45.273-07:002014-04-13T13:34:45.273-07:00The reason, as you have pointed out so well in a h...The reason, as you have pointed out so well in a host of different posts, is that Oregon doesn't really care about good jobs. Not attracting them. Not keeping them. Which is why the timber industry (good paying jobs) went south with nary a peep.T. D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11952394767212085011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17669835.post-50756902782736867222014-04-11T16:06:33.217-07:002014-04-11T16:06:33.217-07:00Hard to believe that folks in Iowa make more than ...Hard to believe that folks in Iowa make more than we do. And we don't even have their weather-related boom/bust cycles.MAX Redlinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12040240474444763721noreply@blogger.com