Metro’s transportation measure will cripple Portland's COVID-19 recovery

from Cascade CounterPoint · host Cascade Policy Institute

"Metro spent years finding ways to spend money on transportation projects, while spending about two months figuring out how to pay for it. They only settled on a payroll tax because polling was good." Listen to Vlad Yurlov talk about Metro's newest tax measure, a $5.2 billion dollar payroll tax that will primarily go to building a light rail to Bridgeport. Enjoy Coffee with Cascade? Be sure to give us a review on iTunes and subscribe for more episodes on the latest in Oregon.

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