But that still doesn’t establish your conclusion. “They already got tax cuts elsewhere” doesn’t mean a new Portland tax has no marginal cost. The question is whether this tax changes business behavior in Portland. That requires evidence, not a comparison to Trump.

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“Trump’s tax cuts were bad, therefore Portland’s new local tax won’t burden businesses” is not an economic argument. It’s a subject change. Trump’s tax policy has nothing to do with whether Portland’s tax is good policy. “They’re rich” doesn’t prove it won’t cost jobs, investment, or businesses.

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Had a teacher correct me and a whole class laugh at me for using that exact pronunciation in 7th grade

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It is generally a bad time as a sports team looking to make a move. For an NBA team Nashville is the city that would make sense but between them building a new NFL stadium and wanting in on potential MLB expansion, I don’t think there is enough government money available to make it happen

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What "people" are we talking about? A tiny minority of self-selected busybodies from organized special interests who have time to go to endless meetings? Seems that way.

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