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Oregon

mahatmakanejeeves

(61,655 posts) Mon Jul 13, 2020, 09:29 AM Jul 2020

Ever since I was a kid I heard the narrative that environmentalists ruined the rural Oregon economy. [View all]

Ever since I was a kid, I heard the narrative that “environmentalists” ruined the rural Oregon economy. Turns out huge corporate tax cuts for Wall Street-backed logging companies cost those rural counties and schools far more in lost revenue, and the data backs it up

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Ever since I was a kid I heard the narrative that environmentalists ruined the rural Oregon economy. [View all] mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2020 OP

A lot of mill jobs were lost as well because it was more profitable to sell whole logs to jalan48 Jul 2020 #1

The Truth is coming out too late riversedge Jul 2020 #2

Wish there was a like cilla4progress Jul 2020 #3

We were in Oregon in 2006 UpInArms Jul 2020 #4

Thanks for the Post. Wellstone ruled Jul 2020 #5

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