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Tag Archives: Opportunity Zones
Three strikes never looked so good
The image, from an Oregon Legislature committee hearing, represents what I’m thinking most times I testify about some poorly designed bill that would give away taxpayers money. Generally I try to look more dignified. Actually, last week I testified in … Continue reading
Posted in Oregon Legislature, Oregon taxes, Oregon taxes, Tax, Uncategorized
Tagged Opportunity Zones, Oregon Opportunity Grants
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Portland’s Ritz Carlton (with its tax breaks) nears completion
The other day I took a tour of Portland’s Ritz Carlton, the 35-story, five-star hotel and condo to be completed next spring. The condo units, on the upper floors, are selling from $1.3 million for one-bedrooms to $10 million for … Continue reading
An opportunity to enrich the opportunistic
Published March 30, 2020, in Tax Notes Federal, weekly magazine of Tax Analysts Inc., where I was a reporter and editor in the early 1990s. This is a story about billionaires, how Congress makes laws, how city development officials work … Continue reading
Posted in Congress, Tax, Uncategorized
Tagged Cory Booker, Economic Innovation Group, Enterprise Zones, Opportunity Zones, Sean Parker, Tax Fairness Oregon
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