The assertion that a corporation – in or out of state – that make over $25M a year here can't both contribute via taxes AND contributions to non-profits is ridiculous. Per their website, The Standard currently holds $5.82 billion in their portfolio Further, now that The Standard has been acquired by an out-of-state, out-of-country corporation, there is no guarantee any of that money will stay here in Oregon to fund critical services such as education, health services and senior support services. It's also ironic to me that the About/History section of their website states the following – "In 1906, when the Northwest was largely an untamed wilderness, a visionary man named Leo Samuel founded the company that would become The Standard. Long before someone coined the phrase "act local," Mr. Samuel saw the need for an insurance company that understood the lives of its customers first-hand."  It would seem to me, The Standard might need to revisit their founder's vision.