Wilco opposes Measure 118. Wilco has joined the bipartisan industry coalition in opposition to Measure 118. Wilco encourages you to vote no to help defeat the costly tax on sales.
Measure 118 is a tax on sales, not income or profit
This tax on gross sales applies whether a business makes money, has small margins or even loses money.
Prices will go up
Consumers will pay for this massive tax through higher prices as confirmed by the nonpartisan Legislative Revenue Office.
Measure 118 is a “tax on a tax”
Unlike a traditional sales tax that happens once at the final sale, Measure 118’s tax on sales could apply at every step of the supply chain.
Measure 118 taxes sales on everything, including everyday necessities
There are no product exemptions, so this tax on sales would apply to everything from groceries to gas & from insurance to medicine.
Measure 118 makes Oregon businesses less competitive
Out-of-state farmers, manufacturers & others can gain an immediate advantage because sales in their state won’t apply.
A broad, bipartisan coalition opposes Measure 118
Democrats and Republicans, business organizations and labor unions—the growing list of those who oppose this deeply flawed measure is unprecedented.