Updated: Adams’ Proposal Targets Business Tax Reductions

By what calculation are new and smaller businesses presumed to be the source of "family-wage" jobs any more than just more service sector positions? By what means is the tax relief indexed to the likelihood of a small business creating something other than 8-10 dollar/hour positions?

I have called and left voice messages, emailed, what happened to this?

This is nice, but it is only a beginning. I know people who purtposely have decided to start businesses in LO and even Beaverton which are way cheaper tax-wise than Portland.

Stick with it, because they will still be going there until Portland reaches parity with surrounding communities. Unfortunatley the privilege of working in Portland is not worth a premium.

What IS a family wage job??? Do your wages increase if and when your family increases?

The term 'family wage' is a nice, touchy-feely term without a true definition behind it. Can someone PLEASE tell me how much a 'family wage' works out to per hour? As I stated above, does it increase merely for increasing the size of the family?

One more thing - businesses ARE fleeing Portland; however, this is a good move by Sam and maybe it will stop the bleeding or at least slow it down.

At least someone attempted to answer the question. I'm not satisfied with the answer but it was an attempt and I thank you for that.

So basically you (or the folks who's formulas you talked about) are saying - every time you have a kid you get a raise, is that correct? If it is correct then it is like old time welfare, you don't need to better yourself or improve your skills, you just need to have another dependent to get a raise, is that right?

Which brings us to some of the other items that you mentioned that would need a definition. What is decent housing? My definition might not be in line with yours, there are certain levels that we might agree are too low, but how and at what level do we say ... there is the line? And what if the person living there disagrees with our opinion? Food, what is a the right amount for that? I supply a family of 3 with healthy dinners every night and we eat on about $60 a week - not too much going out, but we're not starving. What is your food budget? What about folks who think they need more than whatever we agree upon, are we suppose to continue to give them raises until they reach the 'level' of eating that is right by them? Transportation? Is Tri-Met our standard? What about the person who says Tri-Met doesn't come close enough to either their home or their work - they want a car, should we increase their pay so they can afford a car, gas, maintenance and insurance? What about the guy who gets a job selling things and points out that he really can't do that via Tri-Met, he NEEDS a car, so we need to keep raising his pay until HIS needs are met?

Do you see where the vague term 'family wage' just doesn't cut it?

You want/need more money, better yourself to where you have more skills to offer employers. Then they WILL pay you more - you shouldn't get more money just because you propagate.