“Hello. I am a rich person in Portland who swears I am going to move because you are taxing me for preschool. Also, we must do everything we can to keep the Blazers in town, including taxing the poors, because, unlike preschool, the NBA is a public service necessity”
They're coming, hat in hand, for our tax dollars
opb.org
Keeping the Blazers in Portland is a generational opportunity, according to Oregon business leaders
Many of the state’s most prominent business leaders have publicly called for the Blazers to stay in Oregon, and for taxpayers to help fund an arena rebuild or renovation