The following is my two cents worth. Dick, Scott, and the other top hands at Van's need to me an appointment and go down personally and visit with the state representatives who have sponsored and are pushing the bill.
I would think that the following would be a good game plan.
Ask the state representatives how they would feel if Van's Aircraft relocated their facility, and _____ employees to another state that might offer them not only no tax on the sale of their kits, except sales taxes to the residents of that single state and such other state would offer Van's Aircraft economic incentives to move their facility to such friendly state?
While I enjoy living in Lubbock, Texas I suspect it would take a lot to entice Van's Aircraft to relocate to Lubbock but the following website:
http://www.lubbockhospitality.com/interport/right_place_for_business.htm
would provide a lot of ammunition to use against an Oregon state representative that if you push the proposed bill through we (Van's Aircraft) might need to look at the following incentives being offered:
1. Advantages of a Foreign Trade Zone; and
2. Industrial tax abatement, limited sales tax refund, and building permit refunds for new development within the Zone; and
3. Job Creation Incentive Grants; and
4. Other federal, state and local incentive programs; and
5. Located at Lubbock International Airport; and
6. Adjacent to Interstate 27 and near four US Highways; and
7. Home of EAA Chapter 19 (19th Chapter chartered by the EAA); and
8. Home to at least 11 flying RV's and 6 RV's currently under construction (probably more but all I can remember off the top of head.
9. Home of the Texas Tech Red Raiders!!! (Well maybe that wouldn't mean anything to an Oregon State Representative.