Poachers take lone bull elk found in downtown Portland...

[EHJ]

Rioters attempted to burn down the historic statue last night using city hall barricade lumber.
It's a bronze statue. (see: Useful Idiots)
This morning the statue was removed for its own protection.

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[MTpockets]

Does that mean there will be a refund on the Art Tax?

Arts Tax Filing and Payment Information

Information about the Arts Education and Access Income Tax (Arts Tax), including the requirements for filing and paying the Arts Tax with the City of Portland's Revenue Division.

www.portlandoregon.gov

File and pay your Arts Tax

File your Arts Tax return online. Pay your tax due with Visa, Mastercard, Discover Card, ACH payment, or mail a check or money order. Make a donation to the Arts Education & Access Fund.

www.portland.gov

Portland Arts Tax - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Edit: Removing the last target doesn't stop the shooting, the enemy will just redirect fire.

 

[SonicBlue03]

Is Antifa better sauteed or flambe-d?

 

[TTSX]

Quick internet search suggest bonfires can reach 1100-1500 degrees F, bronze melts at 1700-1800, could vary based on alloys. Well..... They tried?

 

[Certaindeaf]

Quick internet search suggest bonfires can reach 1100-1500 degrees F, bronze melts at 1700-1800, could vary based on alloys. Well..... They tried?

They were just burning their daft cards.

 

[ilikegunspdx]

They must have dug up some remark that elk made 100 years ago and decided it wasn't politically correct.

 

[Astoria9mm]

this actually made me mad. I loved that statue.

 

[albin25]

The problems as they see them are many....
- it's male
- it's old
- it's "armed"
- bronze lives don't matter
and,
- they were told it was an elephant.

 

[clearconscience]

These are NOT protesters. They are rioters and anarchist.

They need to be put down. Period

 

[L84Cabo]

Wait...so elk are racist now?

 

[Hawaiian]

What kind of slaves did the Elk's ancestors own? White tailed deer maybe?

 

[SonicBlue03]

What kind of slaves did the Elk's ancestors own? White tailed deer maybe?

It was seen eating bronze blackberries from another statue.

#blackberrylivesmatter

 

[sobo]

Is Antifa better sauteed or flambe-d?

It's best napalm-ed...

 

[sobo]

Does that mean there will be a refund on the Art Tax?

Art tax? WTF???

You Portlandians have to pay a tax for art? Geebus H. Christ, I thought I'd seen everything... SMFH

 

[chukar]

Art tax? WTF???

You Portlandians have to pay a tax for art? Geebus H. Christ, I thought I'd seen everything... SMFH

Sure thing Hoss. $35 a head/year...

Arts Tax Filing and Payment Information

Information about the Arts Education and Access Income Tax (Arts Tax), including the requirements for filing and paying the Arts Tax with the City of Portland's Revenue Division.

www.portlandoregon.gov

Just another glorious reason that I will never live in hometown again and refuse to do anything but pass through to see relatives or fly out of PDX.

 

[sobo]

Sure thing Hoss. $35 a head/year...

That is totally and completely phuq'd up. What If I did not approve of the "art" that was purchased? Would I get my money back? I'm thinkin' no.
Sounds like a lot of taxation without any representation. A lot like school levies in my case...

 

[Oregonhunter5]

Back in the day. 80's
My family was driving by that elk. My blonde sister shouts out, LOOK at that huge Great Dane.
She never lived that down.

But in regards to this story.
I'm the guy in every crowd that won't back down to nobody.
But If I saw this going down, I'd just keep walking.
I would be the loser in the situation. The city lawyers would hang me.
And this is why we done in the big cities.
Heck the new Boise mayor is following pointers from the Portland type mayors.
Hope these folks meet some bad anti rioters soon.

 

[chukar]

That is totally and completely phuq'd up. What If I did not approve of the "art" that was purchased? Would I get my money back? I'm thinkin' no.
Sounds like a lot of taxation without any representation. A lot like school levies in my case...

Oh you sillyhead. You don't get approval over projects. The council does.

Look at any of the RACC projects and see if you find anything that you would approve of:

Arts Tax Filing and Payment Information

Information about the Arts Education and Access Income Tax (Arts Tax), including the requirements for filing and paying the Arts Tax with the City of Portland's Revenue Division.

www.portlandoregon.gov

 

[sobo]

Look at any of the RACC projects and see if you find anything that you would approve of:

Arts Tax Filing and Payment Information

Information about the Arts Education and Access Income Tax (Arts Tax), including the requirements for filing and paying the Arts Tax with the City of Portland's Revenue Division.

www.portlandoregon.gov

I did not find a link to any of the so-called "art" that this tax has funded. Could you be more specific in your linkage?
Although I am highly inclined to agree with your assessment of my approval (or not) of the funded "art"...

 

[chukar]

So sorry, that's my delinquency, probably fueled by some sort of whisky...

Try this:

Regional Arts & Culture Council

raccpublicart.org

Hope that clears that up.