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Destin's avatar

I was not surprised to discover Oregon ranks second in government spending per capita. Higher than CA, higher than NY.

I believe the primary purpose of the Oregon legislature is to drive all working families out of this state, and their secondary purpose is to extract as much money as possible from working families until they take the hint.

Fraud and waste do not register as concepts to the Oregon democrat, which is why these arguments are wasted on them. It doesn’t matter if the government gets little or nothing for the dollar, it only matters that the dollar was transferred from the taxpayer to the friends, family, and allies of Oregon democrats.

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pogi's avatar

It sounds like $1B in PERS funding and a consulting gig for a Democrat donor to me.

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David Gulickson's avatar

OUTRAGEOUS INCOMPETENCE with ZERO ACCOUNTABILITY 😡

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James Lyon's avatar

once upon a time, ODOT was a skookum agency, doing what needed to be done with alacrity and skill. then something happened around 25 years ago, just before my last dealings with them. I'm not sure what the catalyst was, but a part of it was when the feds decided that transportation dollars needed to be spent on other things than getting vehicles to where they were going cheaply and safely. the first cracks were the "scenic byways" and "beautification". it has gone downhill from there. instead of moving a neighborhood school, they are spending many more millions putting a major freeway in a tunnel under the school in hopes that all that nasty exhaust will be trapped before it can get into young lungs. look around you, how many cyclists will use a multimillion dollar bike path to commute 80 plus miles to work? so it goes... cyclists and electric cars pay very little into the transportation fund, but they (the richest and healthiest) reap the benefits.

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S.P.H.'s avatar

What happened 25 years ago, let me think. Vote by mail perhaps, giving them uninterrupted power with no accountability?

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Michael's avatar

Indeed. Where is Conde McCullough when you really need him?

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TheXdDx12's avatar

Legislators aren’t being allowed to ask questions of witnesses during the public hearing. Sen. Starr was shut down last night.

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S.P.H.'s avatar

I sure hope all republicans are hands off with this bill. There is nothing to compromise on. Giving the Gov the power to hire/fire the DOT director will do a lot of good, we've seen her decision making ability in hiring her 'wife'. Weight mile increase? The bill may as well say increase the price of all goods and services transported by truck. Audit accountability? Lie to me once shame on you. Lie to me twice shame on me. And what happens when prohibiting tolling is placed on the ballot and voted in by 80%? More per gallon taxes, more fees to purchase and own a vehicle. And why is DEI calculated into every DOT project? How much does that cost and where does that money go?

Republican legislators, run away from this bill, fast and hard. Let the left own it and suffer the consequences. The people are near the breaking point, maybe this will be the bill to assure a conservative majority.

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JR's avatar

I have officially removed my family from Oregon. Good luck for those left behind with any assets.

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Kendall's avatar

Accountability aint nothing without consequences and the only consequence of incompetence In Oregon Government is promotions and more money

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James Lyon's avatar

so it goes... - Kurt Vonnegut

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CharP's avatar

Sad that these fools are too busy breaking into the Federal Immigration building instead of beating down the doors at our State Capitol 🏛 and looking for accountability. Why do 10's of thousands of people believe that carrying signs that say "No King's Day" 👑 is going to have any effect on what is happening in Oregon or our state capital? How do you wake these people up? Do they not realize they are doing the bidding for the "supposed" people 💰 they hate?

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