Treasury watchdog probing Trump administration's Opportunity Zone program

The program, which Sens. Cory Booker, D-N.J., and Tim Scott, R-S.C., added to the 2017 tax bill, was meant to spur growth in underserved areas, and it prompted the designation of 8,800 lower-income census tracts as opportunity zones where investors could reap significant tax benefits.

Last October, Booker and Democratic Reps. Ron Kind of Wisconsin and Emanuel Cleaver of Missouri sent a letter to the Treasury Department's Office of Inspector General asking how the zones were chosen., was intended to support the growth and revitalization of our nation's most economically underserved communities," the letter said.

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The watchdog didnt watch the Bidens Demócrats left spy every where is Time to really check políticians banks a counts just compare salares and what they own

Gentrification at a high level to benefit corporations and the wealthy, displacing instead of helping the existing residents of the communities. This was not the intent of the original bills approved by Congress.

Yeah!!!

More opportunities for the mutants to rob us blind?

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Too bad they didn't look at Obama's giveaway of billions of dollars on his green scams. Cash for caulkers, Cash for clunkers, solar companies, electric vehicle companies, wind power companies. Most went into donors pockets.

Is there ever any news involving Kushner that’s not about corruption?

Opportunity Zone program is harvesting human organs from the blind, right Jared? 'Run. The human organ plan leaked somehow.' JaredKushner

Another way to break the emoluments clause because of realDonaldTrump using his son in law jared Kushner's friend to put money on his coffers.

They should also look out for the 'one billion' that Trump claimed the Saudis were paying for the US mercenaries... - Where is it?

I agree totally

The nation has an entire Administration full of mobsters bilking every dollar possible from WeThePeople.

There is so much criminal activity going on in this administration it makes your head spin trying to keep track of it. TrumpCrimeFamily

As George Carlin said: 'it's a big club ... and we're not in it' ...

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