From: julian@tele.com   
      
   On Fri, 1 Apr 2016 17:46:35 +0000 (UTC), april@fools.you    
   wrote:   
   > The City of Portland has announced what effectively is a tax on recent   
   > arrivals from Oregon's southern neighbor.  Dubbed the "Cali Tax", the new   
   > legislation aims at offsetting what commissioners say has become an   
   > out-sized burden on the metro region, that California transplants have   
   > had a negative impact on affordable housing as well has the general   
   > infrastructure.  They also cite cultural intangibles such as the   
   > supplanting of Portland's former understated civic-mindedness with "a   
   > pervasive narcissism wrapped in a tanned facade of friendliness". The new   
   > tax will go into effect immediately on April 1st, 2016 and apply to all   
   > former Californians who arrived after December 2010 - as determined by   
   > their federal tax returns - and make over $64,000 if single, $84,000 if   
   > married.  Asked about the ethics of singling out Californians, one   
   > commissioner who asked to remain anonymous replied "they (Californians)   
   > have taken so much from Portland, it's only fair that they make   
   > restitution".   
      
   	As a former Californian who came here to escape the "Bros", it works   
   for me.   
      
      
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