Metro’s Wage Tax: Taxes poor to fund luxury mall

Taxpayers Association of Oregon
OregonWatchdog.com

5 ways #26-218 taxes poor communities to benefit the Bridgeport Village Mall — the nation’s top 5% most profitable mall.

#1. Taxes poor communities to benefit luxury mall. #26-218 raises payroll taxes on minimum wage workers’ employers to fund an expensive $2.4 billion light rail train to Oregon’s richest mall — Bridgeport Village Mall.

#2. Demolishes people’s homes to create pathway to luxury mall. #26-218 will demolish nearly 300 homes in order to pave railway tracks for an expensive $2.4 billion light rail train to Oregon’s richest mall — Bridgeport Village Mall.

#3. Diverts road funds from poor neighborhoods to benefit a luxury mall. #26-218 is expected to tap into METRO transportation flex-funds which could be used to fix potholes in poor neighborhoods and instead uses it to fund an expensive $2.4 billion light rail train to Oregon’s richest mall — Bridgeport Village Mall.

#4. Taxes poor communities in Portland so lucky Tigard can have it’s second train. #26-218 enacts payroll taxes on businesses, many in low income neighborhoods, to fund Tigard’s second train so Tigard can promote tourism for Oregon’s richest mall — Bridgeport Village Mall.

#5. Taxes poor communities to help a luxury mall that already receives lucrative tax breaks. Bridgeport Village Mall already receives special Opportunity Zones tax breaks that many local small businesses do not receive. Now, the luxury mall wants their own $2.4 billion light rail train to deliver them more customers.

Bridgeport Village Mall is rated among the nation’s top 5% most profitable malls

The Bridgeport Mall already receives special tax breaks. We don’t need to tax poor people pay for an expensive train to Oregon’s richest mall.

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