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First in Nation - Portland's Climate Justice Tax
Willamette Week ^
| January 17, 2020
| Nigel Jacquiss
Posted on 01/19/2020 8:46:45 AM PST by nwrep
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To: antidemoncrat
crossed arms also means a judgemental attitude
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posted on
01/19/2020 9:11:22 AM PST
by
xp38
To: VanDeKoik
As was shown with the sugary soda tax Philly and some other places implemented.
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posted on
01/19/2020 9:13:17 AM PST
by
xp38
To: nwrep
Portland's Climate Justice Tax
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posted on
01/19/2020 9:14:49 AM PST
by
tomkat
To: nwrep
At its core, the concept transfers wealth from big corporations such as Walmart to low-income Portlanders of color.None dare call it racism.
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posted on
01/19/2020 9:19:29 AM PST
by
TaxPayer2000
(The United States shall guarantee to every state in this union a republican form of government...)
To: nwrep
“The poorest parts of Portland are often hit hardest by environmental calamitylike the smoke and ash that covered the city during the Columbia River Gorge wildfire in 2017”
that’s some really amazing Columbia River Gorge wildfire smoke that could seek out the poorest parts of Portland and avoid the rest of the parts ...
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posted on
01/19/2020 9:21:07 AM PST
by
catnipman
(Cat Nipman: Vote Republican in 2012 and only be called racist one more time!)
To: nwrep
Commie government hiring losers who cant hold a real job under the guise of climate scam
To: IndispensableDestiny
Walmart, Home Depot, Lowes, and Fred Myer can just close their stores inside Portland City limits.
They may not have to. This is a tax only on big retailers, correct? So, depending on how 'big retailers' is defined, they can either cut employees if it's a number line there, or if it's revenue/profit based, they just keep the store open until they hit $100 or $1M under the limit, then close the store for the second half of the year. Re-open Jan01.
That would probably piss people off more and help them be more likely to vote the idiots out, instead of just closing down completely.
To: nwrep
“the concept transfers wealth from big corporations such as Walmart to low-income Portlanders of color.”
Portland is one of the whitest cities in America.
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posted on
01/19/2020 9:23:01 AM PST
by
Uncle Miltie
(Epstein didn't kill himself.)
To: jcon40
Guessing half the money will be spent on marketing and public relations to hide how the other half was spent
...
Guess who will own the marketing and public relations companies.
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posted on
01/19/2020 9:23:09 AM PST
by
Moonman62
(Charity comes from wealth.)
To: nwrep
Coddling of ANTIFA and now this, what can go wrong?
To: jcon40; Liz
This seems to be how new tax laws from the smallest city to the biggest states are in reality.
Guessing half the money will be spent on marketing and public relations to hide how the other half was spent
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posted on
01/19/2020 9:25:04 AM PST
by
Grampa Dave
(Democrats sue Iran over the right to use "Death to America" as their 2020 campaign slogan!)
To: nwrep
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posted on
01/19/2020 9:27:28 AM PST
by
yoe
( Look at the "Squad" is that the future anyone wants for America?)
To: nwrep
I would guess this has a lot to do with the high minimum wage in Portland which made business move and they need a new line of revenue. Their arrogance will be their downfall.
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posted on
01/19/2020 9:29:33 AM PST
by
4yearlurker
(I dreamed that we were all together again,laughing around the table.)
To: frank ballenger
George hit the target with those lyrics.
Fun Fact: Paul McCartney played lead guitar solos on “Taxman”
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posted on
01/19/2020 9:29:44 AM PST
by
newfreep
("INSIDE EVERY PROGRESSIVE IS A TOTALITARIAN SCREAMING TO GET OUT" - DAVID HOROWITZ)
To: nwrep
“Clean Energy Works conducted energy auditsand then, for a fee, referred homeowners to contractors for retrofits.”
so, with $30 million taxpayer funding, and say an average $400 cost (via homeadvisor.com) to perform an energy audit and make a contractor referral by a private company, that should cover 75,000 audits ... i wonder how many audits they ACTUALLY did for that $30 million dollars? ...
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posted on
01/19/2020 9:31:00 AM PST
by
catnipman
(Cat Nipman: Vote Republican in 2012 and only be called racist one more time!)
To: nwrep
Oregone for Decades, has no sales tax.
So this is new and targets those who earn money and spend it in, Oregone for Decades!
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posted on
01/19/2020 9:31:26 AM PST
by
Grampa Dave
(Democrats sue Iran over the right to use "Death to America" as their 2020 campaign slogan!)
To: nwrep
Morons on parade. When Walmart moves out and low income Porlanders cant access reasonably priced goods I hope they show up out front of these idiots homes looking for answers.
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posted on
01/19/2020 9:31:44 AM PST
by
Dave911
To: catnipman
oh, yeah, 5,000 audits ... at a cost of $6,000 per audit ... 12 times higher than the cost by a private company ...
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posted on
01/19/2020 9:33:13 AM PST
by
catnipman
(Cat Nipman: Vote Republican in 2012 and only be called racist one more time!)
To: IndispensableDestiny
Walmart, Home Depot, Lowes, and Fred Myer can just will close their stores inside Portland City limits.
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posted on
01/19/2020 9:33:58 AM PST
by
Grampa Dave
(Democrats sue Iran over the right to use "Death to America" as their 2020 campaign slogan!)
To: nwrep
We said that they just want another excuse to take money from producers and give it to indolent slobs who vote democrat.
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posted on
01/19/2020 9:35:52 AM PST
by
I want the USA back
(If free speech is taken away, dumb and silent we are led, like sheep to the slaughter: G Washington)
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