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On the recordJanuary 13, 2020
the so-called Opportunity Zones, created as a part of President Trump's 2017 tax overhaul, appear to incentivize Wall Street's investment in gentrifying neighborhoods rather than in affordable housing.
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Sylvia Rodriguez Garcia
Democratic · Texas

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Critiquing Opportunity Zones for worsening gentrification.

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