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
Daniel Hauser
Daniel Hauser is the Deputy Director of the Oregon Center for Public Policy
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
HB 2009: Business Tax Incentives Compromise
Co-Chairs Meek and Nathanson, Vice-Chairs, 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
June 2, 2023
Fix the Kicker
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
May 31, 2023
HB 3235A: Advance the Oregon Kids’ Credit
The data and the stories agree: Parents and children across the state need help to afford their basic needs, and the Oregon Kids’ Credit is an efficient and effective way to do it. Please advance HB 3235A with the -10 amendments and create the Oregon Kids’ Credit.
May 30, 2023
Oregonians must protect one of the few taxes on extreme wealth
[This commentary was first published in Street Roots.] Recently, a bipartisan group of lawmakers tried short-circuiting the legislative process to deliver a coup on behalf of Oregon’s wealthiest. They attempted to
May 23, 2023
How to make the kicker work for all
Imagine two people. One is a senior citizen who, after a lifetime of toiling in low-paid jobs, now scrapes by on Social Security income. The other is a hedge fund
May 1, 2023
SB 976: Reform the Mortgage Interest Deduction
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
April 19, 2023
SB 5: Reject the R&D Tax Credit
Co-Chairs Sollman and Bynum, Co-Vice Chairs Knopp and Wallan, and Members of the Committee, My name is Daniel Hauser (he/him), Deputy Director for the Oregon Center for Public Policy and
April 19, 2023