The road to hell is paved with good intentions.
Where that phrase originates is unclear — maybe the Roman poet Virgil, or possibly a 12th-century French saint, an 18th-century German theologian or a 19th-century English writer.
Probably safe to say its author was thinking about something loftier than property taxes at the time of writing. But I’ve been thinking about taxes and the peril of good intentions ever since Amazon’s plans for a large distribution center near the Eugene Airport spilled out into the public…