That is, the tax must not only be a successful corrective tax that brings the benefits of certain activities within the state in line with the expenses of programs for state citizens, but the plan must be effectively presented as such as well. Essentially, the price of citizenship is not accurately reflected in the current cost of that citizenship in the form of taxes, and more specifically the price of property ownership, the ability to purchase goods, and the ability to earn income is not well-represented and matched by the costs (i.e. taxes) associated with these benefits. The plan must address this gap clearly and directly.
The revenue generation of the state is also hampered by its size, and higher tax rates are necessary to make up for this lessened efficiency. Careful analysis of the distributed ability to pay and the absolute size of the necessary Oregon budget needs to be included in arguments for the plan, making a concrete and quantified explanation of the tax necessity and a justification for the proposed tax spread.
