AnIndefiniteArticleMay 24, 2024

Greater Idaho movement: 13 counties in eastern Oregon have voted to secede and join Idaho

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Greater Idaho movement: 13 counties in eastern Oregon have voted to secede and join Idaho - sh.itjust.works

> On Tuesday, voters in Crook County passed measure 7-86, which asked voters if they support negotiations to move the Oregon/Idaho border to include Crook County in Idaho.  The measure is passing with 53% of the vote, and makes Crook County the 13th county in eastern Oregon to pass a Greater Idaho measure.

Show threadjordanlundMay 24, 2024
The parts of Oregon wanting this are rabidly anti-tax. The instant they find out Idaho has a 6% sales tax they’ll cry and come crawling right back.
Show threadsparkle
Conservatives are super pro-sales tax because it’s regressive taxation. A common fake-libertarian argument is “we don’t need income taxes, we can just have sales taxes”.
May 24, 2024 at 6:19pmWeb