Greaaat.
Mayor Tom Potter and the Portland Development Commission have unleashed the full power of the city to combat the “down economy” — with a whimper and a thud I present to you: “Helpful Links for a Down Economy“.
I made it to the first set of links, then my eyes glazed over.
Why is it, in the […]
Posted in Unemployment, Bias, Democratic Policy, Recession, Gross Domestic Product by State, Computer and Electronic Manufacturing, Taxes, Economic, Biofuel, Corporate Welfare, Sustainability, Clean Energy, Renew Oregon Plan, Oregon Progress Board, Gary Trudeau, Doonesbury, HB 2210, HB 2211, HB 2212, Tax Credits, Mandates, Diversification on March 5th, 2007 No Comments »
(Salem, OR)
In [the] past … [Oregon] Democrats have criticized tax credits as giveaways to business … [while] Republicans have objected to ideas that include … government [mandates].
Despite having both credits and mandates, House Bills (HB) 2210, 2211, and 2212 easily cleared the State House.
So what gives?
Recall the recession of 2001 and it’s aftermath. During the […]
Posted in Services, Democratic Policy, Recession, Computer and Electronic Manufacturing, Taxes, Ted Kulongoski, Economic, mismanagement, Reuters, Dow Jones, China, Oregon Economic and Revenue Forecast on February 28th, 2007 No Comments »
According to Reuters:
With an hour left to trade, the Dow Jones industrial average fell more than 500 points as investors pummeled stocks with the biggest exposure to Chinese demand…
Guess who else has Chinese demand?
Recall:
According to the December 2006 Oregon Economic and Revenue Forecast, [one of] the major risks … facing the Oregon economy [is]:
A hard […]
