Oregon Oregon HB 4079: 3% sales, and use tax on firearms and other “luxury” items

[SKN]

This is set for a committee hearing on 8 February and is a bill to impose a sales, and use tax of 3% on "luxury" items which includes firearms at the rate of 3% of the retail price of presumably each firearm one buys or uses. Also included as "luxury" items: ATVs, aircraft, boats, jewelry, certain articles of clothing, and RVs. Something to keep an eye on.

UPDATE: Per post #48 here by DivCurlGrad72 on 9 Feb at 0857 the bill was removed from committee consideration after overwhelming public opposition. So a win, at least temporarily

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[Jay Walk]

Public employee unions need to feed the Beast.

 

[K-22]

BOHICA!

 

[nammac]

Put it in the ballot, let those footing the bill make the determination. Oregon the land of back room deals at 2:00 am.

I'd rather deal with the mafia than oregon politicians.

 

[Nick Burkhardt]

Urgent: Oregon Lawmakers to vote on 3% sales tax!

By Taxpayers Association of Oregon OregonWatchdog.com A public hearing has been scheduled on Tuesday February 8th in the House Human Services Committee on HB 4079 which is a 3% sales tax to fund $750 monthly debit cards to the homeless and people under the poverty level. The sales tax would h

oregoncatalyst.com

 

[wingman33]

Crazy attracts crazy

 

[Longwalkhome]

There is a tax on firearms and ammo already called the Pittman tax.

Pittman–Robertson Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration Act - Wikipedia

en.m.wikipedia.org

 

[arakboss]

Does this apply to products purchased before the law is passed?

 

[Certaindeaf]

Look at the bright side.







Lool

 

[SonicBlue03]

Oregon bill increases tax on luxury items to help those in need

A new House Bill aimed at helping some of the state's most vulnerable will receive a public hearing next week. HB 4079, known as the Oregon Freedom Pilot Program, would increase taxes on luxury items. The money collected would be given out to low-income pregnant women and adults who have aged...

katu.com

In particular:

"...Taxes would be increased to 3% on items deemed a luxury. Examples outlined in the bill include airplanes, expensive watercrafts, high-end cars, jewelry and guns. Witt says once each item goes over a certain price, it will be taxed."

 

[Longwalkhome]

Pittman–Robertson Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration Act - Wikipedia

en.m.wikipedia.org

Guns and ammo already have a tax.

 

[SonicBlue03]

Different context. Framing firearms as a luxury opens the slippery slope to much more worded attacks.

 

[JadeFox]

New stealth sales tax. Go Oregon......

 

[solv3nt]

I think because they are calling it a luxury tax, the courts can knock it down. I'm not sure they can justify calling a right a "luxury". Kind of like the Portland art tax, they had to make adjustments to make it fly.

It'll happen though, just probably not on this one.

 

[wolfcreed]

$750.00 per month for a period of up to three years? I am not against programs that are proven to achieve good results, but this is another way of taking money away from people that will be loosely monitored and never enforced.

 

[solv3nt]

$750.00 per month for a period of up to three years? I am not against programs that are proven to achieve good results, but this is another way of taking money away from people that will be loosely monitored and never enforced.

Oh snap, I didn't realize they were planning on handing the money out.

 

[Z-PDX]

politicians are dumb. people are smart. especially people who buy expensive cars, jewelry, and planes.

static vs. dynamic analysis

will NOT generate the income they think it will.

 

[solv3nt]

The amount of money they're trying to generate is also rather laughable. Luxury cars is probably going to be defined as anything over $5k

 

[RVTECH]

I'm not sure they can justify calling a right a "luxury".

No but Oregon managed a way around it by calling it a 'privilege' tax which is a tax on the dealers for the 'privilege' of selling vehicles in Oregon and is passed on to the buyer.

So maybe next will be a 'privilege' tax for the LGS to pass along to the gun buyer?

 

[Nick Burkhardt]

Urgent: Oregon Lawmakers to vote on 3% sales tax!

By Taxpayers Association of Oregon OregonWatchdog.com A public hearing has been scheduled on Tuesday February 8th in the House Human Services Committee on HB 4079 which is a 3% sales tax to fund $750 monthly debit cards to the homeless and people under the poverty level. The sales tax would h

oregoncatalyst.com