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Democrats don't want Oregonians getting Trump's tax breaks - what a shocker.💥

How senators voted on $300M business tax

By Taxpayers Association of Oregon OregonWatchdog.com Above is the vote count for SB 1507 which helped disconnect Oregon tax codes from three of the 2025 Trump tax cuts. The two big disconnects were the big depreciation (1 year) and the tax reduction for people with car loans. The depreciatio

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