tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3471471289744825428.post3498810714649944299..comments2024-03-11T00:31:41.186-07:00Comments on The Oregon Economics Blog: Oregon Business Taxes - A ComparisonPatrick Emersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17242234148546323374noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3471471289744825428.post-48996926727575659832010-04-12T14:05:06.844-07:002010-04-12T14:05:06.844-07:00You are only telling half the story if you look on...You are only telling half the story if you look only at taxes.<br /><br />Relative to other states, Oregon has a reputation for relying heavily on fees and charges.<br /><br />If one wants to examine whether tax payers "get what they pay for," you really have to include fees and charges along with taxes.<br /><br />Also, many charges are more tax like than fee like. For an example of this, look at how the City of Portland assigns its transportation SDC relative to how it allocates the funds raised from the "charge."<br /><br />I think it would be fun to break down the costs and benefits by BETC recipients vs. non-recipients.Eric Fruitshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01472420514448445338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3471471289744825428.post-28197615676081930112010-04-12T13:49:49.470-07:002010-04-12T13:49:49.470-07:00As OCPP announced in our analysis of the COST stud...As <a href="http://www.ocpp.org/cgi-bin/display.cgi?page=nr20100406COSTst" rel="nofollow">OCPP announced in our analysis of the COST study</a> last week, Maryland and Nevada offer a better ratio of business taxes to business benefits ONLY if you assume that not one penny of spending on education benefits business (an absurd assumption, with the absurdity made clear by the business community's advocacy for education funding and improvements). <br /><br />When COST assumed 25 or 50 percent of education spending benefits business, Oregon came out on top in terms of benefits provided for business taxes paid.Chuck Sheketoffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17438141936099145464noreply@blogger.com