I'm all for corporations and the rich paying their fair share. But unless this is being matched by other states, it will just cause capital flight to those states. That's jobs and capability Oregon won't get. It will be one of many factors companies consider when asking which state to incorporate and operate in. The Oregon market is an easy one to ignore, we're not exactly a huge state, we have just over 1% of the national population. This is the kind of legislation that can only work in markets companies can't afford to leave, huge markets like California or Texas. There's a reason OR gets in bidding wars with other states over the siting of a new Intel fabrication facility etc: the state with the most favorable operating conditions gets the jobs.
A quick read of the bill text and I find "Less than $500,000, the minimum tax is $150". That's $150 for every small LLC, business with 1-3 employees, etc. It doesn't matter if your LLC is profitable or not, you're paying $150/year for the privilege of existing. Even if they lost money in the past tax year. This is in addition to existing costs you already incur like having to pay for payroll software to deal with the immensely complex state and local tax system, costs to file incorporation paperwork, and the costs for a 'registered agent'. This will hurt small businesses and startups, no doubt. California had a similar incorporation tax, and it's one of many reasons why companies try to incorporate out of state.
Why not include an exemption for small businesses or those with extremely thin profit margins? Or for those who lost money that year? You'd have to ask the petition authors that.
Who runs small LLCs?
- Small businesses, restaurants, food trucks
- Your local plumber, contractor, painter, tutor, or other independent contractor.
- Private landlords renting out a single unit. People who rent out rooms in their home and want the additional liability protection.
- Food co-ops, housing cooperatives, local sports clubs, and other forms of cooperative organizations
- People who use the anonymity provided by LLCs to escape domestic violence, stalking, etc.
"[Democracy] can only exist until the voters discover that they can vote themselves largesse from the public treasury. From that moment on, the majority always votes for the candidates promising the most benefits from the public treasury with the result that a democracy always collapses over loose fiscal policy, always followed by a dictatorship. The average age of the world's greatest civilizations has been 200 years. These nations have progressed through this sequence: From bondage to spiritual faith; From spiritual faith to great courage; From courage to liberty; From liberty to abundance; From abundance to selfishness; From selfishness to apathy; From apathy to dependence; From dependence back into bondage"
Overview of Eugene Restaurants offering Meal Plans
If you're like me, you loathe doing meal prep every week and often end up making food choices that are bad for your health or expensive because you once again neglected to keep your stash of fridge food going. And so maybe you have come to the conclusion it would be better to pay somebody else to do the prep so you always have tasty meals ready for you. I did some research on local places that do this, sharing this in hopes that somebody else finds it useful. If anybody has experience with these places or other places they suggest, I'd love to hear about them.
Prices shown are approximate. Note that I am using "serving" like the USDA uses it. A chipotle burrito, for reference, is around two "servings".
Ivys Cooking ($6-$15/serving, free delivery, minimum spend $14) http://www.ivyscookin.com
Pickup weekly (Wed) or get free delivery (Thurs), “home-cooked meal” vibe but still very professional. Minimum order of one meal (two servings). Great vegetarian options. Also offers additional "product boxes" you can add to your order for $10 and some items like jam, jellies, etc.
$28 for Entree of 2-4 generous servings ($7-$14/serving)
$38 Family Size (4-6 servings) - $38 ($6-$10/serving)
Sprout Kitchen (willamette and 25th) sprout-kitchen.com ($6.50/serving, minimum spend $13)
New restaurant w/ meal plan option focus on modern/gourmet. Each meal is around 2 servings. $13 each so $6.50 per serving. While food has some focus on being healthy, surprisingly no vegan or vegetarian options when I looked. Pickup weekly.
Glenwood Restaurant (25th and Willamette) ($5.25/serving, $21 minimum spend) https://www.glenwoodrestaurants.com/
Choose from one of two meal combos each week, with vegetarian option available.
$21 and designed to ‘feed a family of four’ so let’s assume that’s $5.25/serving.
Chipotle Catering (several locations) ($4.50/serving, minimum spend $90)
Thought I'd consider this one as well for fun. Good veggie options. $8.50/burrito if you order 10. Each burrito is two servings. So that’s 4.50 per serving. Or you can order a bunch of ingredients and put them on tortillas of your choice (taco or burrito). This is $12.00 “per person”, which I’m going to assume is two servings, so $6/serving. Minimum order is a $90-$120 depending on which boxes you get. Of course, a single burrito is $9.85 so you're not really saving much with their catering options. With some creative use of gift cards you could probably get yourself a 10-20% discount here as well.
Honorable mention: Erin’s table (local meal kit service) https://www.erins-table.com/faq
OR US House reps mostly vote against FIT21 Act which would make it easier and safer to use crypto.
The bill was widely endorsed by the crypto and financial industries alike for providing much needed regulatory clarity. Looks like it passed anyways with rare bipartisan support and is now headed for the senate.
OR's house reps and how they voted
Salinas (D) - NO
Bentz (R) - YES
Blumenauer (D) - Abstain
Bonamici (D) - NO
Chavez-DeRemer (R) - YES
Hoyle (D) - NO
Axios article about the bill:
https://www.axios.com/2024/05/22/crypto-legislation-fit21-house-passes
Some other relevant background info: https://www.dlnews.com/articles/regulation/us-house-passes-sweeping-crypto-fit21-bill/
Vote record if you want to look up your rep: https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2024226
Among other things, the bill establishes:
- Clear ways to determine if a crypto asset is a security or not, and a process for making that determination. If a crypto is a security, it is subject to many more regulations and laws which are needed to protect investors.
- Clear ways to determine is a crypto exchange is actually an exchange, money transmitter, or other entity subject to regulation and what those regulations are
- Which federal agency even has jurisdiction over crypto assets
- That sufficiently decentralized cryptos (like Bitcoin) are exempt from many securities regulations. This is because a decentralized cryptocurrency can't rugpull you or otherwise collude to harm whatever investments one has made in them. When you think about bad crypto scandals like FTX, exchange collapses, and other rug pulls, they are all a result of centralized actors taking advantage of the trust of others. Decentralized, trustless systems like Bitcoin do not have this flaw as one does not need to trust a select set of centralized actors to faithfully and transparently administer the system. There is no single entity or set of entities, for example, who can make new Bitcoin which is not meant to be minted according to the Bitcoin protocol or force the transfer of funds from one user to another.
- Likewise would exempt "decentralized exchanges" from securities regulations as there is no trusted centralized intermediary who can rugpull investors. One might use a decentralized exchange, for example, to swap BTC to ETH or another cryptocurrency. They are fast, transparent, and efficient.
Personally I vote straight D on the ballot, I was disappointed to see my reps vote against this bill and surprised to see Rs voting for it.
Rep Val Hoyle votes against FIT21 Act which would make it easier and safer to use crypto. FIT21 was endorsed by the crypto and financial industries alike for providing much needed regulatory clarity
This bill has passed the US house with rare bipartisan support and is now headed for the senate.
Axios article about the bill:
https://www.axios.com/2024/05/22/crypto-legislation-fit21-house-passes
Some other relevant background info: https://www.dlnews.com/articles/regulation/us-house-passes-sweeping-crypto-fit21-bill/
Vote record if you want to look up your rep: https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2024226
Among other things, the bill establishes:
- Clear ways to determine if a crypto asset is a security or not, and a process for making that determination. If a crypto is a security, it is subject to many more regulations and laws which are needed to protect investors.
- Clear ways to determine is a crypto exchange is actually an exchange, money transmitter, or other entity subject to regulation and what those regulations are
- Which federal agency even has jurisdiction over crypto assets
- That sufficiently decentralized cryptos (like Bitcoin) are exempt from many securities regulations. This is because a decentralized cryptocurrency can't rugpull you or otherwise collude to harm whatever investments one has made in them. When you think about bad crypto scandals like FTX, exchange collapses, and other rug pulls, they are all a result of centralized actors taking advantage of the trust of others. Decentralized, trustless systems like Bitcoin do not have this flaw as one does not need to trust a select set of centralized actors to faithfully and transparently administer the system. There is no single entity or set of entities, for example, who can make new Bitcoin which is not meant to be minted according to the Bitcoin protocol or force the transfer of funds from one user to another.
- Likewise would exempt "decentralized exchanges" from securities regulations as there is no trusted centralized intermediary who can rugpull investors. One might use a decentralized exchange, for example, to swap BTC to ETH or another cryptocurrency. They are fast, transparent, and efficient.
For the un-initiated, how to build your own https://corsirosenthalfoundation.org/instructions/
Sad to see this measure lose. IMO the Star Voting people didn't do nearly enough outreach or public education on this, and the people they did have doing it we're not doing a great job. STAR is clearly superior to our current system regardless of your political leanings. I saw many common and easy to clear up misconceptions from people.
OR reps vote for and against bill to withhold funds from unis if they allow "anti-semitic" speech on campus. Bill faced bipartisan criticism as a restriction on free speech
Bill name: Antisemitic Awareness Act
Current status: Passed house, awaiting vote in Senate
Good explainer by US news https://www.usnews.com/news/national-news/articles/2024-05-07/explainer-the-controversy-surrounding-the-antisemitism-bill
Article about 700 Jewish professors who opposed the bill https://thehill.com/homenews/education/4651826-jewish-professors-biden-antisemitism-legislation/
ACLU statement against bill: https://www.aclu.org/documents/aclu-urges-congress-to-oppose-anti-semitism-awareness-act
Vote tally: https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2024172
Voted for bill: Chavez-DeRemer (R-OR), Salinas (D-OR), Bentz (R-OR)
Voted against bill: Val Hoyle (D-OR), Bonamici (D-OR), Blumenauer (D-OR)
If you feel passionately about this bill, contact your senators and Joe Biden who will have the final say if it passes the senate:
Jeff Merkeley (202) 224-3753
Ron Wyden (202) 224-5244
Joe Biden (202) 456-1111
Val Hoyle votes against bill which would withhold funds from colleges if they allow "anti-semitic" speech on campus. Democrats and Republicans alike have criticized the bill for being over-broad and s
Bill name: Antisemitic Awareness Act
Current status: Passed house, awaiting vote in Senate
Good explainer by US news https://www.usnews.com/news/national-news/articles/2024-05-07/explainer-the-controversy-surrounding-the-antisemitism-bill
Article about 700 Jewish professors who opposed the bill https://thehill.com/homenews/education/4651826-jewish-professors-biden-antisemitism-legislation/
ACLU statement against bill: https://www.aclu.org/documents/aclu-urges-congress-to-oppose-anti-semitism-awareness-act
Vote tally: https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2024172
If you feel passionately about this bill, contact Eugene's senators and Joe Biden who will have the final say if it passes the senate:
Jeff Merkeley (202) 224-3753
Ron Wyden (202) 224-5244
Joe Biden (202) 456-1111
Thank you Rep Hoyle (D-OR) for voting against the TikTok Ban
Got this response when I emailed her about it. I have not been a fan of all of her votes, but I appreciate this one. Most of OR's reps voted for this bill https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/202486
>Thank you for contacting me about H.R. 7521, the so-called “Protecting Americans from Foreign adversaries Act.” I appreciate hearing from you. > >On Wednesday, March 13, I voted in opposition to H.R. 7521. This bill would force the sale of the social media application TikTok, whose parent company ByteDance is based in China. > >Let me be clear: I share the national security concerns of many that the Chinese government is collecting Americans’ personal data via TikTok. However, I believe H.R. 7521 is an inadequate proposal that unconstitutionally singles out a specific company, setting a dangerous precedent. Additionally, by restricting access to a social media application, I believe this bill threatens Americans’ constitutional rights to free speech, expression and a free press. > >I also believe the bill’s provisions to force ByteDance to divest from TikTok within 180 days are unrealistic. In reality, a sale of this magnitude could trigger an antitrust acquisition review in the United States – a process that could take up to a year or longer. During this period, TikTok users in the U.S. could lose access to the app. > >This bill also ignores the fact that the Chinese government and other public and private entities around the world – including the U.S. government – are still able to purchase Americans’ private information from third-party brokers. That’s why I support comprehensive privacy reforms to protect Americans’ constitutional right to privacy and close the data broker loophole. > >The United States has rightfully criticized other countries for infringing on the rights of their own citizens by restricting free speech and censoring access to the internet. However, H.R. 7521’s restriction of Americans’ free speech and singling out of one company makes us no better than our adversaries, and it invites reciprocal attacks from other countries on U.S.-based companies. > >We must not forget that the U.S. government also engages in what I strongly believe to be unconstitutional surveillance and collection of Americans’ personal data and communications. If TikTok were sold to a U.S.-based company, I’m not convinced that American users’ private data would be secure. > >Instead of rushing a vote on a bill that was written behind closed doors without proper debate, Congress should pass comprehensive data privacy and security reform legislation that protects Americans from unconstitutional data collection by all companies, governments, and digital applications - not just one.
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🇺🇲 Primary elections are coming up soon, you need to be registered by May 1 🇺🇲
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/14261766
> Are you tired of voting for the "lesser of two evils"? Wish you had a say in who you got to vote for? Well you can, if you vote in the primaries! Primary elections determine who will be on the ballot in the general election. If you want to vote in the primaries for a party, you must select that party on your voter registration. You can update your voter registration online. > > The next statewide primary election is May 21, which means you need to register and select a party by May 1 to participate in a closed primary. The sooner you register, the better off you will be. > > What positions can you vote on in primaries? > > * President > * Governor > * Attorney General > * Secretary of State > * Treasurer > * State Legislators > * Federal legislators (house and senate) > > Voting is one important way you can be politically active. There are many other ways as well. I hope you explore all your options and engage politically. Our political process has flaws, it's easy to look at things and think they are hopeless. But remember that apathy has never worked as a strategy to change anything for the better and probably never will :).
🇺🇲 Primary elections are coming up soon, you need to be registered by May 1 🇺🇲
Are you tired of voting for the "lesser of two evils"? Wish you had a say in who you got to vote for? Well you can, if you vote in the primaries! Primary elections determine who will be on the ballot in the general election. If you want to vote in the primaries for a party, you must select that party on your voter registration. You can update your voter registration online.
The next statewide primary election is May 21, which means you need to register and select a party by May 1 to participate in a closed primary. The sooner you register, the better off you will be.
What positions can you vote on in primaries?
- President
- Governor
- Attorney General
- Secretary of State
- Treasurer
- State Legislators
- Federal legislators (house and senate)
Voting is one important way you can be politically active. There are many other ways as well. I hope you explore all your options and engage politically. Our political process has flaws, it's easy to look at things and think they are hopeless. But remember that apathy has never worked as a strategy to change anything for the better and probably never will :).
OR's Right To Repair Bill Passes House & Senate, sponsored by Eugene's reps!
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/12797292
> Bill SB1596 has passed the house and senate and was sponsored by two Eugene reps: House Rep Holvey and Senatator Prozanski. > > "Oregon has joined the small but growing list of states that have passed right-to-repair legislation. Oregon's bill stands out for a provision that would prevent companies from requiring that official parts be unlocked with encrypted software checks before they will fully function." - Ars Technica > > It now awaits a signature from Tina Kotek, if you are passionate about this bill, you can contact her here: > > https://www.oregon.gov/gov/Pages/share-your-opinion.aspx > > Bill info and votes: > > https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2024R1/Measures/Overview/SB1596
OR's Right To Repair Bill Passes House & Senate, sponsored by Eugene's reps!
Bill SB1596 has passed the house and senate and was sponsored by two Eugene reps: House Rep Holvey and Senatator Prozanski.
"Oregon has joined the small but growing list of states that have passed right-to-repair legislation. Oregon's bill stands out for a provision that would prevent companies from requiring that official parts be unlocked with encrypted software checks before they will fully function." - Ars Technica
It now awaits a signature from Tina Kotek, if you are passionate about this bill, you can contact her here:
https://www.oregon.gov/gov/Pages/share-your-opinion.aspx
Bill info and votes:
https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2024R1/Measures/Overview/SB1596
Principle. It's not what recalls should be used for.
Which OR House of Reps Voted to Reverse M110 (HB4002)
From here, the bill will go to the senate where it is expected to pass.
Here's how to find your rep:
https://geo.maps.arcgis.com/apps/instant/lookup/index.html?appid=fd070b56c975456ea2a25f7e3f4289d1
Here's how to find out how your rep voted:
https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2024R1/Measures/Overview/HB4002
TLDR all voted for this bill except:
Rep Cate (R, Dist 11, Linn County)
Rep Gamba (D, Dist 41, Milwaukie, Oak Grove, Northern Clackamas County)
Rep Chaichi (D, Dist 35, Aloha)
Rep Nguyen (D, Dist 48 Damascus and South East Portland)
Rep Pham K (D, Dist 46, SE PDX)
Rep Yunker (R, Dist 3, Josephine County)
Rep Diehl (R,Dist 17, East Salem and Turner to Detroit and Idanha)
Rep Cramer (R, Dist 22, Woodburn, North Salem, Gervais, Brooks, and Labish Village) (not present)
ACLU has a decent overview of it. The tldr is that it's re-criminalizing posession. https://www.aclu-or.org/en/take-action-now-tell-lawmakers-we-need-real-solutions-not-more-jails
Rep Paul Holvey (Eugene's rep in OR house legislature) just voted to reverse M110
The legislature has no business reversing a citizen ballot initiative. The entire point of ballot initiatives is to enable citizens to go over the heads of the legislature, it is a check on their power. We are very fortunate in Oregon to have that right, many states do not. But that check on their power is useless if they can just reverse whatever gets voted on.
Remember that ranked choice voting is coming up as a ballot initiative as well, which is something both parties have great incentive to reverse. If there's one thing Democrats and Republicans can agree on, it's that they don't want competition from any other parties.
If public opinion shifted so hard against M110, they should have sent a revised version of M110 or a reversal back to ballot.
I look forward to voting against you in the primary Holvey.
Source: https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2024R1/Measures/Overview/HB4002
PS If you have any thoughts on this or any other issue, you can contact Holvey here https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/holvey
People: "The concession stand at Crater Lake is sub-par and isn't representing Oregon well". Ron Wyden: "Unacceptable"
Context: https://www.wyden.senate.gov/news/press-releases/wyden-demands-federal-review-of-crater-lake-concessionaire-contract
Bless this man 🙏🙏🙏
Primary elections are coming up soon, you need to be registered by May 1
Are you tired of voting for the "lesser of two evils"? Wish you had a say in who you got to vote for? Well you can, if you vote in the primaries! If you want to vote in the primaries for a party, you must select that party on your voter registration. You can update your voter registration online.
The next statewide primary election is May 21, which means you need to register and select a party by May 1 to participate in a closed primary. The sooner you register, the better off you will be.
What positions can you vote on in the primaries?
- President
- Governor
- Attorney General
- Secretary of State
- Treasurer
- State Legislators
- Federal legislators (house and senate)
Voting is one important way you can be politically active. There are many other ways as well. I hope you explore all your options and engage politically.
I would vote FOR 110 again in a heartbeat. Prohibition doesn't work, is a waste of taxpayer money, and churns people through the criminal justice system. It should be no business of the government what you put into your body in your own private residence. If you are breaking the law because of your drug use, then they should enforce those laws which they currently don't for various reasons.
The whole point of ballot initiatives is to go over the head of the state legislature. It is a check on their power and the two party system. They have no right to reverse a ballot initiative. If they think public opinion has changed, they can send it back to the ballot. Any oregon dem who votes to repeal 110 is losing my vote in the primary.
🎂 Elk Horn brewery is finally going out of business (sorta) 🎂
Looks like the guy who runs it no longer wants to. Probably because it's massively profitable and they have a great brand reputation right 🤣🤣🤣
It's linked on the sub sidebar, it's been the top post a number of times. A lot of users just will never migrate until reddit is literally un-useable.
Ballot measures are laws themselves that voters can pass without needing the approval of the legislature, that's the entire point. They can also be "straw polls" to give guidance to the legislature, but most are made to create or amend a specific law or provision of the constitution, as M110 did.
The subject is expected to be a flash point in this year’s legislative session.
My take on this: She has no right to. That was a ballot measure, not a law passed by the Oregon legislature. If they want it repealed, send it back to ballot. Ballot measures are a check and balance on the power of the legislature, they are worthless if the legislature can just reverse them. Suggesting they have the power to do so should be a career-ending event for any elected representative.
I look forward to voting against you in the primaries Kotek.
It's not that they're nazi-adjacent right wingers, it's that people in Eugene are getting serious compassion fatigue over some categories of crime or quality of life impacts which they blame generally on "the homeless", which, to be fair, is a group of people who cause many of these problems. For understandable reasons? Yes, many times. Is it more the government's fault than theirs? Yes, often. But it doesn't change that people have very real reasons for being upset and pointing the finger in the direction they point it, and the tactic of just shouting down these people as being anti-homeless or compassionless or bootlickers really isn't working any more.
I'm a person who says "fuck the police" at pretty much every opportunity. I also understand people's very real concerns about randomized violence in the streets caused by people in the homeless population and the city's total lack of initiative in solving anything of these problems.
It used to be only nazis and far-right people complained about "the homeless", it was a boogeyman they essentially created and vastly over-stated the impact of to further right wing agendas. That's no longer the case, mainly due to changes in the economy and drug markets. I personally have had several very uncomfortable interactions with homeless folks in this town, in two unrelated instances in a single year I have had my life threatened out of nowhere by a homeless person. There are whole parts of town I don't go to because of that, and I'm a white dude, I'm sure my experiences pale in comparison to people from other parts of our community.
Leaving lemmy.world if it doesn't defederate from threads. Fuck Meta.
In favor of defederation. If I start seeing garbage from threads in my feed, I'm switching instances. I don't want Meta pushing their divisive, hateful, misinformation all up in my feeds. Meta will kill fedi. We don't need them.
Reminder that even if you get a negative test, it does not mean it's not covid. Many people don't test positive into well into their symptoms. I counted 1 in 5 people sick at my workplace. Whatever you get, whenever you get it, please consider limiting your contact with others to the extent you can. You never know when your cold might be somebody else's flu or worse.
Every time I have attended a public comment session at Eugene City Council relating to the budget or EPD, I have consistently heard from citizens that they want more of EPDs budget directed to cahoots. Every time, City Council just raises EPDs budget while cutting basically every other service the city provides. It's absolutely maddening.
"An employee ran after the suspect"
And that's how you turn a $200 theft into a $20,000 lawsuit. Idiots. What are you gonna do if you catch them? Tackle them? Put them in cuffs? Every major retailer has a no-chase policy.
Going for a hike hopefully see some cool birds
The amazing thing is that the cops actually responded
If he is your representative, you are personally effected by his decisions and his ability to remain a legislator. If you elected him the first time, this recall is essentially an effort by a special interest group to over-ride your vote.