Do You Plan on Paying the Arts Tax?

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I don't think voters understood the ballot issue when they voted. I was surprised the arts tax passed. I paid it. I don't think it is fair. I did not vote in favor of it.

Lucinda Brouwer on April 15, 2013 at 2:13 PM

What happens if you don't pay?

bside on April 15, 2013 at 3:49 PM

Reluctantly yes. I voted against it but it passed democratically, so I will pay it. I will also hope it gets rejected as unconstitutional but in the meantime I will perform my civic duty.

theterminizer on April 15, 2013 at 4:29 PM

...and will they pay us interest if it is found unconstitutional?

frankieb on April 15, 2013 at 5:11 PM

I make six figures and believe I should pay much more in comparison to a college student. Turns out the Oregon Constitution already requires this. I am paying it but support efforts to make it progressive.

sethwoolley on April 15, 2013 at 6:29 PM

Oh yeah? Well I make 7 figures. Line up, ladies.

j.cas on April 15, 2013 at 6:53 PM

I make eight figures out of Play-Doh and stick pins in them during every Mercury editorial meeting, while weeping softly in my room.

Todd Mecklem on April 15, 2013 at 7:14 PM

Penalty for nonpayment is $35, so at worst you're out $70.

Worth it to me, I expect it'll fail in the courts.

Chunty McHutchence on April 15, 2013 at 8:03 PM

Maybe they should change that to a Math tax instead...$35+$25=$60, so at worst you're out 60 bucks (unless you were tossing a ten spot for the inevitable tax evasion related drinking blues) Chunty.

:-) on April 16, 2013 at 4:43 PM

Scratch that the tax is 35 bucks, I'm the real idiot here, and I didn't delete my post for proof of that.

:-) on April 16, 2013 at 4:44 PM

Also: Dan Saltzman has extracted promises, repeatedly, from the Revenue Bureau, that no one's going to sic a debt collector on you until you blow off at least a few years' worth of arts tax payments.

Denis C. Theriault on April 16, 2013 at 6:55 PM