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OpEdNews Op Eds    H4'ed 11/27/19

Trump Gave Yacht Owners An Anti-Poverty Tax Break

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An opulent superyacht marina should obviously not qualify for government help. But money talks.


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Breaking news: Donald Trump inadvertently said something true! He recently exulted that his special tax incentives to spur investment in poverty projects have gone "beyond anything that anybody... even thought."

So true! His "Opportunity Zone" tax breaks are financing such "anti-poverty" projects as a "superyacht marina" on the toney waterfront of West Palm Beach, Florida. Who would've thought?

Rybovich, this project is a "luxurious resort-style" marina that will accommodate the $100-million, football-field-sized yachts of the superrich. Not your typical poverty zone.

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