There’s room in Oregon’s economy for all to be secure
If Oregon’s economy is doing so well, why do workers like Ariel, Tai and Bertha continue to live one paycheck away from financial disaster?
February 11, 2016
Tyler Mac Innis
Tyler Mac Innis is a Policy Analyst with the Oregon Center for Public Policy
Business Climate and Minimum Wage
Center policy analyst Tyler MacInnis sat down with Ken Adams, host of The Valley View, and talked about Oregon’s business climate and the imperative to increase the minimum wage.
April 3, 2015
Working, But Still Poor
Work is not a sure path out of poverty. The official poverty line, based on a formula developed in the early 1960s, underestimates what it takes to make ends meet today.
December 4, 2014
A Graphic View of Poverty in Oregon
Economic growth in recent years has done little to reduce the share of Oregonians living in poverty. Oregon’s poverty rate in 2013 ebbed only slightly from the high-water mark set in 2011.
November 6, 2014
The Four Flaws of a Capital Gains Income Tax Cut
It’s unfortunate that some Oregon lawmakers are pushing to cut the tax rate on income from capital gains. Several legislative proposals exist to grant preferential treatment to income generated from the sale of assets such as stocks, bonds and real estate.
June 14, 2011