The Kicker Deepens Racial Inequality
There are ways to reform the kicker that would produce more equitable results — reforms that would be good for Black, brown, and white Oregonians
March 12, 2024
Daniel Hauser
Daniel Hauser is the Deputy Director of the Oregon Center for Public Policy
Property Tax Freeze for Seniors Erodes Funding for Local Services and Worsens Inequities
By the end of this decade, local governments in Oregon could have about $140 million less per year to pay for libraries, fire departments, and other local services if a proposal to freeze property taxes for homeowners who are seniors becomes law.
February 15, 2024
Oppose cuts to Student Success Act
Chair Meek, Vice-Chair Boquist, and Members of the Committee, My name is Daniel Hauser, Deputy Director for the Oregon Center for Public Policy, and I respectfully submit this testimony in
February 12, 2024
Oppose poorly targeted tax breaks for military pension
Chair Meek, Vice-Chair Boquist, and Members of the Committee, My name is Daniel Hauser, Deputy Director for the Oregon Center for Public Policy, and I respectfully submit this testimony in
February 8, 2024
Tax breaks are not race-neutral
Tax breaks — officially called “tax expenditures” — can either help heal the racial divide or worsen it. In other words, tax breaks are not race-neutral. This was made clear
September 13, 2023
Mistakes of the 2023 Oregon legislative session
In our final post on the 2023 Oregon legislative session, we recap the policy mistakes made by lawmakers. In case you missed it, earlier we discussed the wins of the session and
August 16, 2023
Missed opportunities of the 2023 Oregon legislative session
We continue our review of the 2023 Oregon legislative session. Earlier, we discussed the wins of the session, changes that advance economic justice. Here, we take a look at the some of the important missed opportunities from the session, acknowledging that this is not an exhaustive list. By missed opportunities, we mean situations where the legislature had a bill that would have improved the economic well-being of Oregonians, but failed to advance that legislation.
July 25, 2023
Wins from the 2023 Oregon legislative session
The 2023 Oregon legislative session came to an end in late June. It was a session that will be remembered for a walkout by the minority party in an effort
July 5, 2023
Intel paid no federal income taxes. It wasn’t the only big corporation with a small tax bill
Less than zero. That was Intel’s federal tax bill in 2022. Not only did Intel pay no federal income taxes that year, the company even recorded a $249 million tax
June 14, 2023
SB 140: Corporate Activity Tax Compromise Should be Strengthened
Chair Meek, Vice-Chair Boquist, and Members of the Committee, My name is Daniel Hauser (he/him), Deputy Director for the Oregon Center for Public Policy and I respectfully submit this testimony
June 6, 2023