Milordon-I will listen. I will not obey.

Alright Oregon, time for some hard truths. Let me break down Governor Tina Kotek’s “people’s budget” for you. See, Salem calls it “investing in our future.” I call it Grand Theft Beaver State and it’s running smoother than a Tesla with a government subsidy. Here’s the Kotek Money Carousel, and y’all are the ones pushing it Step 1 The Shakedown. They hit up D.C. and Oregon taxpayers for $21.5 BILLION of your money. That’s federal dollars, state income tax, gas tax, kicker money, if you earned it, they want it. “Revenue package,” they call it. Funny name for legalized plunder. Step 2 The Laundering. That cash gets “invested” into a web of “nonprofits” and “public partners.” Translation, politically connected NGOs that would go bankrupt tomorrow if they had to sell a product instead of a narrative. Many of them provide services the state used to handle, now outsourced at premium prices. Step 3 The Payout. Suddenly these “community service” groups are paying CEOs $427K, $856K, $5.1 million a year. Not bad for “charity” work. For perspective: that’s 50x what some of their janitors make. But hey, it’s for the children, right? Step 4 The Kickback. Miraculously, the same unions and nonprofit PACs cut Kotek’s campaign checks for $700K, $600K, $2.5 MILLION. Your tax dollars → their payroll → her re election fund. It’s the circle of life in Salem. You think I’m kidding? House Bill 2820 tried to stop it. Simple idea, “Hey, maybe we shouldn’t give state contracts to nonprofits where the boss makes 50x the frontline worker.” Dead. Killed in committee. Shocking. But wait, it gets better. Oregon families could’ve gotten a $3,400 federal scholarship tax credit for school choice. Kotek blocked it. Her reason? She “doesn’t trust Trump’s White House.” Let me translate: She trusts government funded nonprofits with your $21.5 billion more than she trusts you with $3,400 of your own money for your kid’s education. So the pipeline looks like this: Your gas tax → Salem → NGO → six figure exec salary → campaign donation → Kotek. You get, potholes, tents on sidewalks, and the highest tax burden in the West. They get, $250K salaries, ribbon cuttings, and four more years. Call it what it is, Oregon. It’s legalized money laundering with a rainbow sticker and a land acknowledgment slapped on it. And don’t worry, the mailers telling you she’s “fighting for working families” will be printed on recycled paper. So at least the grift is sustainable. The only “service” getting funded here is Tina Kotek’s political career. Wake up, Oregon. Before the only thing left in your wallet is a “Thank You, Governor Kotek” bumper sticker. 🇺🇸 🐺 @ChristineDrazan @TeamDrazan Gov Kotek salary: $98,600/yr • Agency heads she oversees, Fish & Wildlife $222,804, Agriculture $198,384, PUC $212,197 • Claim, Nonprofit execs on state contracts land similar 6 figure salaries 2. Campaign Cash Flow • Carpenters Union PAC, $10M into PAC, $750K to Kotek • ACLU Oregon PAC, First ever PAC, spent $574K half to support Kotek, half oppose Drazan • SEIU 503, Gave ACLU PAC $182K • DGA, $4M total to Kotek in 2026 3. The Blocked Money • $3,400 federal scholarship tax credit for school choice: Oregon didn’t opt in. Kotek admin opposed it 4. The Budgets • Kotek 2025-27 proposal: $39.3B • All funds budget she oversees, $125B over 2 years, 47,000 employees