Idaho, Chicago try to woo Oregon business away over taxes

"I’m happy to pay taxes," said the executive, who asked that neither he nor his business be identified. "But the Oregon system is broken, and I know there are a lot of other businesspeople who feel like I do, that it doesn’t make sense to stay."

The young CEO runs a successful technology company southwest of Portland employing hundreds and boasting a bright future. But if the executive has his way, he’ll be moving the company out of Oregon this year or next.

The passage of tax Measures 66 and 67 has convinced him a better, more profitable future lies elsewhere.

By Jeff Manning, The Oregonian

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