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December 08, 2007
Wii got a tax refund
Ben and I got a check in the mail, our "kicker refund." Oregon tax laws cripple the state government and the schools by restricting their ability to develop stable, consistent budgets. When boom times are better than projected, the government is not allowed to save. It is required to return excess tax collections to the people. As a result, the state has no significant reserves. In recessionary years the government is not allowed to borrow, so reduced tax collections necessitate big cuts. There's an up-and-down funding roller coaster for local and state government, as well as for the schools.
But I'm not complaining today. It was a big check!
We were going to go buy a Nintendo Wii game system with the money, but I guess we were being naive. Apparently the Wii is sold out every where. People camp out when they hear that a store expects to get some in stock soon. Wiis are available at double or triple their market price at various online merchants, but are hard to come by legitimately. So no Wii for us, at least for now.
Posted by Courtney_Sherwood at December 8, 2007 09:37 PM
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I read that Nintendo is actually cutting back on advertising (in the UK) because they are incapable of producing enough to meet demand.
They've got a hit on their hands.
Posted by: underwhelm at December 9, 2007 05:32 AM