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Would you support a move to a tax per mile?
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746 Votes

Would you support a move to a tax per mile?

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Yes

6 Comments
Mark Mueller
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Mark Mueller

I would support a tax per mile for electric vehicles only. There is already enough tax burden on the gas/diesel owner. Why shouldn't electric vehicle owners have pay, they share the same road.

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Ed Holloran
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Ed Holloran

All users of the road should pay. Not sure how out of state users would pay, like truckers. Paid monthly might work vs end of year payment.

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Latterdaysaint
Latterdaysaint

Increasing taxes will hurt people

dceiplis
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dceiplis

Because I drive less than 5000 miles a year I believe it would save me money in the end.

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dceiplis
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dceiplis

Because I drive less than 5000 miles a year. It would hopefully save me some money in the end.

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Michael Bruner
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Michael Bruner

Only if they totally get rid of the gas tax.

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Michael Scott
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Michael Scott

It's more fair to all.

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Latterdaysaint
Latterdaysaint

No it not!

No

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Teresa Rodriguez
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Teresa Rodriguez

How are they going to track out of state EVs traveling Oregon highways? This will eventually trickle down to gas vehicles also, but the tax at the pump wont go away. The need is to figure out a way to tax at the charging stations, just like the pumps. Common sense.

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B B
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B B

We have the state taxing us too much already. Why add another?

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Tracy Evans
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Tracy Evans

Would I be taxed for gas and miles driven? We don't have hybrid vehicles.

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Jon Krutsch
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Jon Krutsch

Can't see how this would work. Mile tax replacing gas tax would work if OR was an island. But now I would pay a mile tax plus a gas tax when I travel out of state and out of state people would pay no tax while in OR. No Thanks.

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Melissa Butler
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Melissa Butler

First of all. You didn't mention the lottery money. Or, how about the "Pot" money. Where is that cash? sitting in a vault? Those funds where supposed to go to roads and schools.We already have some of the highest taxes in our country. We don't need more. This plan will hurt all of us. NO! NO! NO!

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Kevin Nik Myles Hayward
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Kevin Nik Myles Hayward

Maybe this would work for the EV so they can pay their fair share. and a per mile tole for out of staters.

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Deb Kizer Dyck
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Deb Kizer Dyck

What needs to happen is a way to tax electric chargers for EVs. People will either detach a "mile counter, or figure out a way to alter it. It needs to come at the "pump" so to speak....whether gas or electricity.

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Mary Nichols
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Mary Nichols

Ridiculous! We pay exorbitant taxes in the state. Where are our tax dollars going if we can’t even afford to maintain roads?

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Mark Mueller
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Mark Mueller

I would however support a "per mile" tax if it only applied to electric vehicles. Gas/diesel already pay enough at the pump. After all, it's supposedly for the repair for wear and tear of the roadway we all share.

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Gin Freeman
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Gin Freeman

I drive out of state a lot and don't want to be taxed twice. It would also disincentivise people from buying hybrids and EVs. The gas savings is part of the calculation and changing the rules is a little baity switchy.

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Kimmy Wasatch
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Kimmy Wasatch

No, enough already with the left, liberal policies. Seems this is meant to drive people to EV,s for the farce of climate change.

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Erica Crossan
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Erica Crossan

Because I live on the east side of the mountains and we have to drive a long distance to get to the doctor, grocery shopping, ect. So therefore we will get screwed again and end up paying way more than people on the west side of the mountains. What about people that drive for a living?

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Lisa York
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Lisa York

absolutely ridiculous proposal...NO MORE TAXES!

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AL Roxburgh
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AL Roxburgh

It would be a tax on those who could least afford it. It's a luxury to afford to live in the city, close to services. Those who can't afford that luxury have much longer commutes to work and shop, therefore would be taxed more. Not acceptable.

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Have these high winds affected you or your home this week?
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174 Votes

Have these high winds affected you or your home this week?

YES

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NO

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YES

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NO

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    Do you agree with the May 1st deadline for homeless campers to move?
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1,337 Votes

    Do you agree with the May 1st deadline for homeless campers to move?

YES

12

NO

1

YES

12 Comments
Barb Hayden
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Barb Hayden

Never should have been allowed in the first place! Bend needs to develop a site with bathrooms, showers and rules,like NO drugs and NO trash. At least Redmond is trying to help these people. Take a. Lesson from them. Get off the dime and solve the problem

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Cheri Trettin
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Cheri Trettin

I say move the campers off forest land and onto main street if you want public funding for homelessness in Bend to become an immediate priority!!!

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Latterdaysaint
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Latterdaysaint

Yes and build more homeless shelters or provide jobs for them

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Tylor Meyer
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Tylor Meyer

They have had excessive amount of time to move off land they are not even allowed to live on!

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Just a voice Figg
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Just a voice Figg

They have had ample time to move. Vegetation reduction helps slow and or stop wildfires that will eventually hit that area and destroy millions of dollars worth of homes and people's lives.

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Jeff Sanders
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Jeff Sanders

Living in SE Bend I really enjoyed going to China Hat with my Jeep to off road and walk with my dogs. The thought of being shot has kept me from doing that for a while now. Good riddance to the homeless and make it where they can't come back.

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Joe Dillon
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Joe Dillon

it is public land, NOT someones home! The public cannot use it without fear of saftey. We DONT need another human caused fire that happens EVERY year out there, we have enough to worry about with mother nature fires. Time to move on!

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Linda Knowlton
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Linda Knowlton

Fire danger and trash in the forest

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jennifer stenkamp
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jennifer stenkamp

Being homeless is usually the result of bad choices. My taxes help pay for government land. Living there rent free and creating tons of garbage, being a true threat to causing wildfires, behaving in a lawless manner angers too many of us who manage to pay for real housing. Move them out now.

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Erin E Yates
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Erin E Yates

We all have problems in life why do they think it is ok to do what they are doing, when the rest of us pay our taxes, go to work, get counseling if we have problems. The amount they spend on drugs, they could pay rent. It’s a choice and their choice is to do drugs and not work. DEATH and TAXES!!!

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Goth Gaga
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Goth Gaga

This homeless problem is a choice. These people are drug addicts that need to get clean and go back to work. They should be put into rehab while being counseled for their personal problems. Once clean they should be put to work doing tasks that prisoners do. If they refuse, then jail them.

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Ron Rommel
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Ron Rommel

The Homeless Campers are the wrong people on the wrong landscape due to their lack of cognitive awareness of fire. I and many others are willing to share grace for their position in life when they are willing to improve their situation through counseling, accepting shelter to transition life.

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NO

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Diana Cockerill
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Diana Cockerill

They are humans and have no other options.We try not to let that happen to unwanted pets, yet have no problem in letting it happen to, what many consider, unwanted people!

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