The State of Oregon is our friend.

We've lived in OR for 2 years and 9 days. We've really liked it for many different reasons ... it was a needed change from NYC, it is beautiful, we have access to lots of outdoor activities, and the newest reason we like OR is they give us $$ back! Here's the story - we were at the gym last week & while I was running on the treadmill I read on the news that we were getting something back called a kicker check. Since we had just joined the gym and I'm not a strong runner, I sort of assumed I read the captions wrong. The next day I heard the kicker check mentioned again on my way to work. Since I work with people who have lived here for longer than 2 yrs and 9 days, I asked my co-workers what the deal was. Turns out the OR constitution requires that when actual revenues exceed forecasted revenues by 2% or more they are bound by law to return it to the tax payers. Being a tax payer, we reaped this payback, which was 18.6%. So, we have another reason to like this state!