In this time of crisis, Oregonians will need public services like never before. The state will need to devote significant resources to respond to a public health crisis of unprecedented scope, all while working to protect Oregon families slammed by an economic crisis.
There is a clear and pressing need for the state of Oregon to complement much-needed federal actions to address the current public health and economic crisis.
Chair Hass, Vice-Chair Findley, and Members of the Committee, My name is Daniel Hauser, tax policy analyst for the Oregon Center for Public Policy, and I respectfully submit this testimony
Chair Nathanson, Vice-Chair Reschke, Vice-Chair Marsh, and Members of the Committee, My name is Daniel Hauser, tax policy analyst for the Oregon Center for Public Policy, and I respectfully submit
Chair Nathanson, Vice-Chair Reschke, Vice-Chair Marsh, and members of the committee, My name is Daniel Hauser, tax policy analyst for the Oregon Center for Public Policy, and I respectfully submit
Chair Keny-Guyer, Vice-Chair Noble, Vice-Chair Williams, and Members of the Committee, My name is Daniel Hauser, tax policy analyst for the Oregon Center for Public Policy, and I respectfully submit
Income inequality in Oregon has reached yet another record high. In 2017, the year with the most recently available data, the average income of the richest 0.1 percent — the top one-tenth of 1 percent — rose to nearly $4.9 million, the highest ever.
[This commentary was first published in The Statesman Journal.] In the most recent tally, more than 1,000 students in Salem-Keizer Public Schools were homeless — an indication of the devastating toll
Tax policy has aided and abetted the rise of massive economic inequality in the U.S., a point highlighted in a recent article in the New York Times. The paper reported that last year the nation’s 400 wealthiest people paid a lower tax rate (federal, state and local tax rates combined) than any other income group — a drastic reversal of the situation several decades ago.
Establishing a rent assistance program would be an effective strategy for addressing Oregon’s housing affordability crisis.