Barnhart: "But he argued the big companies targeted by M97 likely would spread the cost increase across the entire country, because they don’t often set prices on a state-by-state basis."

Imagine that.  Mr. Barnhart is pleased to tax citizens of other states who have no say in the decision to enact the tax.  Those citizens may never visit Oregon, but we find taxing them morally acceptable.  Okay, but once we teach the other states this trick, we may find ourselves taxed by Texas or California.