[Salvation]

I know Oregon has their stupid medical plan.

[Clinging Bitterly]

With Oregon it's not just the so-called health plan but astronomical increases in spending in all areas of state government from education to transportation since the 1990s, plus inaction with regard to the unfunded liabilities of the generous public employee retirement system.

Nobody has talked about that last item for a few years but the situation is nearly identical to that of California, and it is very likely to eventually bankrupt the state government.

Now we have this session's huge tax increases that will be thrown down by the voters in a couple months. After the vote I expect the unions will try once again to have courts force tax increases. Then things will get ugly.