What are some interesting facts about property taxes in Portland, OR?

The most interesting fact about property taxes in Portland, OR is that they increase every election. Oregon liberals like to tax others for things they want so anytime they get an idea, since Oregon is such a broke State, they always choose to pay for the bonds by increasing property taxes. This is why Portland ranks as some of the highest property taxes in the country per dollar value of a home.

When total dollars taken from you by the state is compared to the total number of dollars taken by the other states, Oregon has the second highest taxes in the nation. Politicians claim Oregon has some of the lowest in the nation by omitting some of the taxes paid, by calling them other names, like user fees or other creative names for financing the police, fire, departments. So you pay property taxes, plus a user fee (whether you use them or not) to finance the police and fire depts. that are part of the taxes paid in almost all other states.