Buying Shoes in Portland
Sales Guy: That will be one hundred and twenty five dollars.
Jeff: One twenty five even?
SG: Yes.
J: Oh, right, no sales tax here.
SG: Nope. You pay what's on the tag.
J: Neat.
SG: Uh huh.
J: So how do you build roads and stuff?
SG: With asphalt and steamrollers.
J: ...
SG: ...
J: Higher income tax, then?
SG: Yeah. And the lottery. We make a lot off the lottery.
J: So you tax people who are bad at math?
SG: Exactly. Enjoy your shoes.
J: Bye.
This entry was written by Jeffrey Veen and posted 30 July 2003 at 8:00 AM. It was filed under Travel. | View blog reactions
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