"OPB reported two businesses, a truck dealer and and a grain dealer that will cease to exist at least in their current corporate structures because neither nets a 2.5 percent profit now. Economists who support the measure understand their will be collateral damage but believe that will be offset by the additional money creating government jobs. "


That is one unfortunate side effect of 97. Those( I would guess few) businesses operating on razor thin margins that are unable, for whatever reason, to raise prices will be severely affected. How this could have been adequately addressed this in the measure I wouldn't know. I suppose there could have been some sort of exemption, but then you get into the sticky business of dealing with a private companies books to divine accurate profit margins. I think it's fair to say that most legislation will have it's share of winners and losers, it's unavoidable.