[pct-l] JMT Query from AT Forum

[Tortoise]

As I recall, having immigrated to California ~40 years ago, the idea was 
something like --

Keep Oregon green.
Visit, spend money,
and LEAVE.

Tortoise

Because truth matters"



Brian Lewis wrote:
> "Can you shed any light on this whole California treatment I sensed I was
> getting from people in Oregon? Why don't they like Californians?"
>
> I'm not Ellen, but ...
> When I was a youth growing up in Oregon there was a certain dislike felt for
> Californians who move up north and buy (for us) really expensive houses.
> Their real estate prices were higher, and at that time at least, to avoid
> paying capital gains taxes from selling a modest home in CA, they would buy
> a house of equivalent cost in OR, getting a relative mansion.    We had
> "Oregon Ungreeting cards" to send to out of staters to encourage them to
> come visit and bring their tourist dollars, but not to stay.   I imagine
> some of this overall idea persists.
>
> Not difficult to do an internet search and come up with some ideas about
> this, such as:
> http://www.oregonlive.com/century/1970_intro.html
>
>
> Brian Lewis / Gadget '08
> http://postholer.com/brianle
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