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.
Oregon’s statewide housing crisis demands a powerful, rapid response. A rent assistance program is a quick and proven way to stabilize families straining under the weight of housing costs.
At a time when there is a dire need for federal leadership in confronting a national housing crisis, the Trump administration is heading down a path that will likely exacerbate the
At a time when there is a dire need for federal leadership in confronting a national housing crisis, the Trump administration is heading down a path that will likely exacerbate the problem for many low-income Oregonians. Recently, the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) proposed changing the rules governing who qualifies for federal rent assistance.
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