Update: I have made a correction to an unfair criticism that I did not really intend. Sloppy writing on my part, sorry. Mark Thoma on Sunda...

The Oregonian is reporting on a plan coming out of the state legislature to put in front of voters a plan to create a permanent rainy day...

A while back I engaged in a whole series of blogs that tried to investigate the question: should Oregon have a sales tax? I learned a lot f...