Politics Nike co-founder Phil Knight makes record-setting donation to help elect Republicans (4 Viewers)

[BigGameDamian]

 

[riverman]

Big reason I didn't want him buying the Blazers. He's been trying to turn Oregon red all his career.

 

[Phatguysrule]

Big reason I didn't want him buying the Blazers. He's been trying to turn Oregon red all his career.

Guarantee our new owners will be doing the same.

They are rich. That's what they're going to do.

 

[Everything Beagle]

Guarantee our new owners will be doing the same.

They are rich. That's what they're going to do.

Yeah really sports at a professional level shouldn’t exist but here we are. Phil Knight is an old man trying to buy his ticket to hell.

 

[riverman]

Guarantee our new owners will be doing the same.

They are rich. That's what they're going to do.

New Owner lives in Texas I believe...already a red state and a tax haven. Phil is a local with Oregon as his political target.

 

[HailBlazers]

Need to do something new. We're failing on multiple levels.

 

[barfo]

Need to do something new. We're failing on multiple levels.

The approach should be to try something better, not just something "new".

A 500 lb prostitute isn't going to fix your marital issues.

barfo

 

[HailBlazers]

Looks like Tina is on top of something better...

 

[tlongII]

The approach should be to try something better, not just something "new".

A 500 lb prostitute isn't going to fix your marital issues.

barfo

Well something better would be new so…

 

[barfo]

Well something better would be new so…

But the republican party certainly isn't new.

barfo

 

[Everything Beagle]

Need to do something new. We're failing on multiple levels.

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Gee if only we haven’t been experiencing an absolute gutting of educational budgets since 1992! Weird how 33 years of republican tax policy has turned us into this.

 

[Everything Beagle]

But the republican party certainly isn't new.

barfo

They’re the ones who got us here in the first place

 

[riverman]

The GOP is gutting education so in my opinion, they don't get to play the literacy card...they actually want to discourage academia from American culture and the science it brings to education in favor of theological culture where one book is the constitution and one man is the "Lord" When the separation of church and state is gone, you've become the Taliban.

 

[tlongII]

Sorry but I don’t buy the argument that this is a republican problem. Grades K thru 12 are funded primarily by local and state governments. Oregon is a blue state and has been for many years.

 

[HailBlazers]

Sorry but I don’t buy the argument that this is a republican problem. Grades K thru 12 are funded primarily by local and state governments. Oregon is a blue state and has been for many years.

Yeah our ROI as a state is horrible.

 

[Everything Beagle]

Sorry but I don’t buy the argument that this is a republican problem. Grades K thru 12 are funded primarily by local and state governments. Oregon is a blue state and has been for many years.

Oregon Ballot Measure 5 - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Oregon Ballot Measures 47 and 50 - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[tlongII]

Oregon Ballot Measure 5 - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Oregon Ballot Measures 47 and 50 - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

I’m not sure if you referencing those ballot measures to show that it’s a republican problem or not. I certainly don’t think it shows that.

 

[Everything Beagle]

I’m not sure if you referencing those ballot measures to show that it’s a republican problem or not. I certainly don’t think it shows that.

Congratulations on not thinking

 

[tlongII]

Congratulations on not thinking

I’m sure you realize that Oregon has the 13th highest property tax in the nation and the 5th highest state income tax in the country. But the education problem in Oregon is all the republicans fault, right?

 

[JfizzleBlazer]

I’m sure you realize that Oregon has the 13th highest property tax in the nation and the 5th highest state income tax in the country. But the education problem in Oregon is all the republicans fault, right?

Link?

Oregon has the lowest sales tax.

 

[tlongII]

Link?

Oregon has the lowest sales tax.

Link for income tax:

States with the Lowest Income Taxes and Highest Income Taxes

While everyone has to pay federal income tax, state income tax varies from state to state, and some states have no income tax at all. Relocating to one of the states with the lowest income tax can help you save on your overall tax bill. Here's what you need to know about state income tax and...

turbotax.intuit.com

Link for property tax:

States with highest and lowest property tax burden

The median property tax bill grew 2.8% to $3,500 in 2024.

www.fox13seattle.com

I didn’t mention sales tax. I wish we had a sales tax and we got rid of state income tax.