It is: 1. No sales tax- that saves you about 5k a year. 3. No yearly vehicle inspection rules that cost you hundreds every time just to get the inspection sticker 4. In Eugene, no property taxes on things like cars. That cost me 500 annually in GA & VA. 5. Large focus on individual freedom/civil rights. You aren’t a second class citizen if youre gay. 6. Knowing I won’t have to die if my birth control fails. Next baby kills me 7. When I got here in the 90s- the drive from Eugene to the coast was full of clear cut brown hills that used to have trees. Take one plant one has been a tremendous success. 8. Legal regulated pot that is finally treated the way alcohol is. That doesn’t happen in red state unless voters can get to vote directly. 9. Which brings me to 9, we are one of a few states that can directly vote on policy. It is the most effective small d democratic reforms other than vote by mail which everyone knows is absolutely safe and secure. That’s why heritage foundation- the project 2025 people, issued a report to prove their is no fraud and that vote by mail is as secure as any other system and even more than some others. 10. The kicker. Yes, when you don’t factor in no sales tax (that’s only in 2 states- us and Delaware- and the kicker, which returned half of the income tax I paid to me, Oregon is not only less taxed, it is less regulated than almost anywhere else. 10. Have I mentioned that being poor sucks everywhere but sucks significantly more in Republican run states. Programs for after school, free lunch, and now, free pre school. In 2005 I had to drop 600 a month on pre school so I could work. That was almost half of my pay. Hey @grok can you list the worst states to live in if you are poor