State Epidemiologist Dean Sidelinger is not qualified for his job and needs to go
Oregon State Epidemiologist Dean Sidelinger is not trained as an epidemiologist, does not have a degree in epidemiology, and is a...
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THOMAS BUSSE
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Oct 82 min read
My Solution to Housing, Economic Development, and Land Use: a Land Value Tax.
The idea of land value taxes replacing property and other taxes has been around for more than a century. Both libertarians and socialists...
Sep 243 min read
The Portland Harbor Superfund Site's Cleanup "Plan" is Awful
District 33 hosts two looming environmental disasters in the event of a major earthquake: soil liquefaction at the Portland Harbor...
Sep 142 min read
Defending the Oregon National Guard
In 2024, two days before Hurricane Helene ravaged Eastern Tennessee, 700 Tennessee national guard troops were dispatched to an undeclared...
Aug 212 min read
Don't Drink the Housing Kool-Aid
Due to the phenomenon of “induced demand,” so-called affordable housing programs do not make the housing market more affordable for the...
Aug 213 min read
Yes, I'm pro-choice, but let's not celebrate abortion rights.
Legal elective abortion is not going anywhere in Oregon, and Democrats who use the issue to get you to turn out are insulting your...
Aug 192 min read
Hey, I found $30M for Arts Funding without taxing anything!
Targeted performing arts funding has the potential to help revitalize Downtown Portland, and major events such as the Ashland Shakespeare...
Aug 192 min read
Immigration is Good, and a State Legislature can't fix broken Federal Policy
Asylum seekers and refugees have a legal right to be in Oregon, and good policy is to integrate them as fast as possible so they don't...
Aug 193 min read
Voting Independent or Third Party is NOT a wasted vote
This past May, Oregon Democrats collectively spent over $900,000 running for this open seat for a part-time job that pays $31,000/year....
Aug 181 min read
Palestine isn't a State Legislative Issue, but I have something to say:
What is going on right now in Gaza is a pre-planned genocide, and it is not anti-Jewish to oppose it. In fact, some of the most ardent...
Aug 142 min read
Why the Nonprofit Industrial Complex needs an Integrity Act
I have worked with nonprofits my entire adult life, and there are plenty of problems, especially with nonprofits that receive public...
Aug 102 min read
How Oregon Could Protect Real Whistleblowers
I have an especial fondness for whistleblowers, and one of the reasons I want to be your representative is to have my office take...
Aug 92 min read
Fixing Public Defense Should be Easy
Oregon's public defense system is an embarrassment, and the lack of action by Salem Democrats reveals their true colors. This crisis...
Aug 95 min read
Why Can't We Remember the Oregon Medicaid Experiment?
I am running for the House of Representatives of Oregon where access to healthcare is widely valued and where spending on Health and...
Aug 93 min read
Fighting Vaccine Derangement Syndrome
First, we need to discuss each vaccine individually rather than devolve into pro-vax or anti-vax ad hominems . We also need to discuss...
Aug 93 min read
DEQ's "Climate" Scheme is a Hot Mess
Oregon's Dept. of Environmental Quality recently issued a set of proposed administrative rules to roll out a huge cap-and-trade...
Aug 93 min read
Let's have an Honest Conversation about M110
Both my Democratic opponent and I are supporters of Measure 110, and I would go further to suggest drug legalization because...
Aug 92 min read
Bringing Balance to the Transgender Culture War
Youth transgender issues are a culture-war pushed by elites as a way to get people angry and divided so they are distracted from the...
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