Anyone move from New England to Portland? (Salem: sales, income)

[meltinjohn]

I am asking this because I did see a few New Englanders when I visited Portland, but I just want to see if 1 or 2 pop up in here.
How would you compare?
Would anyone consider Oregon a free state ?
NH is a free state but the residents depend on Massachusetts for the work force much of the time. They are like the joined to the hip neighbors that dont like eachother. One is free minded and the other one has become a communist state.
In Oregon, I realize theres no sales tax, but theres income tax right?
Portland might be referred to as a commie land in Oregon, but at least the whole state isnt that way is how I see it besides the pumping of the gas thing. Even Portland didnt seem very communist like to me. Im sure some live there, but I dunno maybe its where I went, but I saw Portland as pretty conservative libertarian with the occasional greenery nuts. I didnt meet hardly any *******s there tho I can say that.
Any thoughts and anyone come to Oregon or Portland from New England?

[Rob Allen]

Well, I didn't move directly, but I did live in Mass. for 3 years, then Orange County, CA for 3 years, and the last 15 years in the Portland area. To me, Oregon resembles Mass. more than it resembles O.C., but with better weather.

Not sure what constitutes a "free state".

You're right that Oregon isn't communist. Neither is Massachusetts.

[meltinjohn]

I actually posted this in Portland. I just realized I put it in the wrong place.

Anyways, I feel there are similarities with MA/NH to Oregon as well.
A free state to me means no sales tax or no income tax. If either one applys, then its a freer state in my eyes. Altho no matter what, there is never total free.
Massachusetts is spending like crazy with a carefree governor and its proven true over time and they tend to be communist with the one barrel rule in many towns and stuff, but thats no different in Portland Im sure especially with the heavy green influence.
They push taxes on the population, nobody says a word, they just go along.

[pw72]

If I'm not mistaken, many of the original Oregon settlers were from the NE. So perhaps it is "in the blood". (Portland, Salem, hmm...where have I heard those city names before?)

[meltinjohn]

Absolutely true. I also heard some guy named Tom McCall came from Boston.