Interesting that the Shakespearian Festival was mentioned. I thought my grandkids, who attend a British high school in Dubai, and of course are exposed to Shakespeare, would like to see a play. We saw the Merry Wives of Windsor and expected the play to be preformed in traditional Elizabethan costume. It was not; the costuming was an offshoot of Westside Story and was so distracting that concentrating on the story line was impossible. The Festival offered three Shakespearian plays, none in traditional costume. It was a terrible waste of time.
While certainly an excellent assessment of Oregon's few positives, Mark missed a great opportunity to point out one other Portland-centric accomplishment. The ability to turn lemons into margarita mix. What may of us considered a flaw is actually a feature... Portland's quotidian protests. As it turns out, they are actually good for business. As long as there is a Republican in the White House the food carts will flourish.
Small correction. Oregon does have a sales tax. No not at level of Washington or California, and Dems changed name so it doesn’t sound like a sales tax, but there are the known sin taxes, and taxes on travel (you did note that) but we get taxed for buying vehicles of any sort and in other ways they’ve pushed it. While not an every day sales tax, we still have it.
Isn't it amazing what capitalism can do when government stays out of the way. Granted, PDX is mostly government, and receives buku federal (mine and yours) taxes, but the airport has prospered and it is probably the nicest of the few that I have traveled through.
Personally I don't travel by air unless I need to, TSA regs and safety concerns from ground operations, ATC mistakes and the occasional fire or missing door are a deterrent.
For the wine industry, God provided the basics. Good soil, decent weather and water. Still, proper management is key and the previous three blessings drew the later to take a chance to produce world class wines. Sure nice of Cal-Pers to invest in our wine industry and then sell for a loss.
Likewise, I hope the AI industry doesn't suck our aquifers dry, denying agriculture of not only precious land but of water too.
Nice job finding the positive nuggets. Now that you've shined a light on wine industry low taxes, we'll see what the legislature comes up to change that. Also with ICE headed to Sanctuary states, vineyards may find their bottom lines shrink. As Oregon farmers know, profit is hard when you follow employment law.
Interesting that the Shakespearian Festival was mentioned. I thought my grandkids, who attend a British high school in Dubai, and of course are exposed to Shakespeare, would like to see a play. We saw the Merry Wives of Windsor and expected the play to be preformed in traditional Elizabethan costume. It was not; the costuming was an offshoot of Westside Story and was so distracting that concentrating on the story line was impossible. The Festival offered three Shakespearian plays, none in traditional costume. It was a terrible waste of time.
Well written
Problems to tackle: crime, mental health, drugs, homeless, taxes. Solve those and we’ll have a not-failed city.
Quite the Christmas list, Jan! You won't see any of those gifts under the democrat controlled tree anytime soon.
Indeed. The controlling party wants higher taxes but solves no problems.
While certainly an excellent assessment of Oregon's few positives, Mark missed a great opportunity to point out one other Portland-centric accomplishment. The ability to turn lemons into margarita mix. What may of us considered a flaw is actually a feature... Portland's quotidian protests. As it turns out, they are actually good for business. As long as there is a Republican in the White House the food carts will flourish.
https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/the-story/portland-protest-trump-downtown-business-food-cart-restaurant/283-3749a388-d76e-46ec-bbb8-7e1751823935
Small correction. Oregon does have a sales tax. No not at level of Washington or California, and Dems changed name so it doesn’t sound like a sales tax, but there are the known sin taxes, and taxes on travel (you did note that) but we get taxed for buying vehicles of any sort and in other ways they’ve pushed it. While not an every day sales tax, we still have it.
Isn't it amazing what capitalism can do when government stays out of the way. Granted, PDX is mostly government, and receives buku federal (mine and yours) taxes, but the airport has prospered and it is probably the nicest of the few that I have traveled through.
Personally I don't travel by air unless I need to, TSA regs and safety concerns from ground operations, ATC mistakes and the occasional fire or missing door are a deterrent.
For the wine industry, God provided the basics. Good soil, decent weather and water. Still, proper management is key and the previous three blessings drew the later to take a chance to produce world class wines. Sure nice of Cal-Pers to invest in our wine industry and then sell for a loss.
Likewise, I hope the AI industry doesn't suck our aquifers dry, denying agriculture of not only precious land but of water too.
Nice job finding the positive nuggets. Now that you've shined a light on wine industry low taxes, we'll see what the legislature comes up to change that. Also with ICE headed to Sanctuary states, vineyards may find their bottom lines shrink. As Oregon farmers know, profit is hard when you follow employment law.