3 ms·More customers means more businesses, a wider tax base.by sjg007 7y agoMore customers means more businesses, a wider tax base.hasbot 7y agoInfrastructure costs far far outweigh tax increases. Portland's East Side Big Pipe built to reduce the amount of sewage going into the river cost $1.4 billion paid by real-estate taxes.sjg007 7y agoChicken-Egghasbot 7y agoI don't see a chicken-egg problem here at all. Please explain.