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September 1, 2024
NFIB Joins No on Measure 118 Campaign
- “It may look good on paper, but its flawed approach would punch a huge hole in the state budget and put essential services for low-wage and working families at risk.” — Governor Tina Kotek
- “I think Oregonians are smart enough to know that free money is never actually free. Consumers, [are] going to be paying this tax through higher prices.” — Angela Wilhelms, President, Oregon Business & Industry Association
- “It’s clear that this California-funded initiative has concerning, potentially dire implications for the critical services that hardworking Oregonians rely upon.” — Joint statement from Senate President Rob Wager, Speaker of the House Julie Fahey, Senate Majority Leader Kathleen Taylor and House Majority Leader Ben Bowman.
- “Measure 118 is a hot mess!” — Tax Fairness Oregon
- “Any tax that is based on general consumption will have a regressive impact on the distribution of the tax burden, meaning that lower income households will experience a higher tax burden as a percentage of their income than higher income households.” — Oregon Legislative Revenue Office report on Measure 118
- “It is a tax so bad that even prominent Democrats stand with Republicans in rejecting it.” — Rep. Jeff Helfrich, R-Hood River
- “In practice, affected businesses would likely move more of the operations out-of-state to avoid this.” — The Tax Foundation
- “Measure 118 is another out-of-state and dangerous experiment that doesn’t align with the needs of Oregonians.” — Daniel Bonham, R-The Dalles

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