Here’s 20 pictures that explain why the the revenue package that Governor Kitzhaber has presented to the Oregon legislature to consider in a special session starting September 30 suffers from three major flaws. Those three flaws are (1) revenue shrinks after the current budget period, (2) it’s mainly a tax cut for some of Oregon’s wealthiest 1 percent, and (3) it won’t create any jobs, despite what its proponents claim.”
You can read more about them at A Grandly Flawed Bargain.
Check out the five-page A Grandly Flawed Bargain too, and discuss.
This blog post was originally posted on www.blueoregon.com on September 25, 2013. The original post can be found at http://www.blueoregon.com/2015/09/20-pictures-explain-why-were-grandly-flawed-tax-bargain/.
