Public officials, elected and otherwise, know that taxes and regulations stifle our economy.
If they didn’t, they wouldn’t have to offer Intel gargantuan tax breaks on its equipment to keep investing in Oregon and help ensure its gargantuan payroll here continues.
They wouldn’t create intergovernmental agreements to disentangle the regulatory nightmare of planning in the Portland area for Nike, specifically in Beaverton and Washington County.
Intel is the largest private employer in Oregon, and its…