Political Coffee 3-19-2020

Kate’s administration warns of economic downturn and the legislature should watch it’s spending! Astonishing as Kate’s utopian vision is driving the incredible growth of state spending! Is a sales tax coming from a special session? https://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/2020/03/oregon-gov-kate-browns-administration-warns-of-economic-sea-change-in-update-to-lawmakers.html

PERS is taking a huge hit from 30% stock market decline that we will pay for about four years down the road: https://www.oregonlive.com/coronavirus/2020/03/coronavirus-market-chaos-slashes-oregon-pers-investments-by-billions.html

Trump doubles down on calling the virus the Chinese virus and is accused of being racist by the left media: The same media was calling it the same name a month ago. https://www.oregonlive.com/coronavirus/2020/03/trump-dubs-covid-19-chinese-virus-despite-hate-crime-risks.html

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