Only In Salem!

Senate Bill 1533, which, as of this writing, has passed only in the Oregon Senate, would allow cities and counties to impose a construction tax. It’s a favorite of affordable housing advocates.

Here’s these Salem brainiacs’ logic: “We don’t have enough cheap housing. So we’re going to make uncheap housing more expensive by charging more for building permits for cheap and expensive housing, which will make uncheap and cheap housing more expensive. By taking that money and using it to build cheap housing and making all housing more expensive we can make it less expensive.” Got it?

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