There are few reasons for Oregon residents to come here to shop. The real problem is those who moved here and kept their Oregon licenses, so they get out of paying sales tax, and car license and driver’s license revenue lost. Is this fair? The April 15 editorial wrote that it was the “Wrong solution” to remove the sales-tax exemption. Why? Why is it wrong to make them pay sales taxes? And they are breaking the law by not getting relicensed in Washington.
It’s time to remove this exemption and charge sales tax to anyone who shops here. Quit thinking that it will stop people from coming here to shop when that is not the problem.
Lloyd Jolley
Vancouver
