Giving thanks for the immigrants who make our nation stronger
Rather than open job opportunities for native-born workers, mass deportations would lead to a negative ripple effect throughout the job market.
November 29, 2024
Juan Carlos Ordóñez
Juan Carlos is the Oregon Center for Public Policy's Communications Director
Measure 116 would change who sets salaries for state elected officials
Measure 116 would create an independent commission that would decide the salaries for lawmakers, the governor and other state elected officials.
October 17, 2024
No taxes on tips is a bad idea. And where does tipping come from anyway?
No taxes on tips, as an Oregon Senator recently proposed, would do little to help struggling workers.
October 10, 2024
Exempting tips from taxes is a bad idea; strengthen the EITC instead
Exempting tips from taxes makes the tax system less fair while opening the door to yet more gaming of system by the rich and powerful.
September 13, 2024
How Oregon can make progress on lifting wages
Making Oregonians more economically secure requires a minimum wage that isn’t stuck in place, but rather makes forward progress, lifting up the wage floor. And it requires the state to pursue other strategies, like standards boards, that are true and tried ways of boosting the paychecks of Oregonians.
July 17, 2024
The complexity of tax filing is harming Oregonians, but a solution is coming
Tax filing is our civic duty, but fulfilling that obligation should not come with unnecessary costs and headaches.
June 4, 2024
Oregon should not follow Congress in giving away more corporate tax subsidies
When it comes to tax policy, all too often Oregon fails to fly with her own wings. Rather than heed her motto, Oregon hitches a ride on the back of
February 22, 2024
Oregon’s tax system is fundamentally unfair, but we can fix it
Oregon’s tax system weighs more heavily on the poor than anyone else
January 24, 2024
Thankful for a resurgent labor movement
This Thanksgiving, I’m thankful for the teachers, nurses, and other workers who have walked the picket line to demand better wages and working conditions. I am thankful for the workers
November 24, 2023
Will Congress heed the warning call on hunger?
It is said that hunger is the canary in the coal mine of household economic suffering. For cash-strapped families left with only cruel choices on how to meet their basic
November 13, 2023