Millions of Americans cannot always afford to buy enough food to support an active, healthy life. While not many Americans starve to death, thousands of your state’s residents sometimes go to work, to school, or to bed hungry, and many others barely manage to avoid hunger.
Read Hunger In Your State: A guide for producing state-level reports (PDF)
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No taxes on tips, as an Oregon Senator recently proposed, would do little to help struggling workers.
Exempting tips from taxes makes the tax system less fair while opening the door to yet more gaming of system by the rich and powerful.
This episode of Policy for the People takes a deep dive into Measure 118, the Oregon Rebate.
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