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Raising Incomes
Realizing our human potential depends on having the resources to meet our material needs. Raising the incomes of the lowest-paid workers not only increases economic opportunity but also makes for a more prosperous state.
Raising Incomes
Realizing our human potential depends on having the resources to meet our material needs. Raising the incomes of the lowest-paid workers not only increases economic opportunity but also makes for a more prosperous state.
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Read the full report here: Oregon Can Do Better Than Harm Poor Kids The legislature must reject the devastating changes
For the sake of Oregon's most vulnerable children and the future of our state, Gov. John Kitzhaber should heed his
Some corporate lobbyists such as the Oregon Business Association have been claiming that Oregon has a “per capita income that
Oregon’s per capita personal income in 2010 continued its upward trend, rising 2 percent in inflation-adjusted terms over the past
A strong work ethic is rightly among the most cherished of American values. In an ideal world, work alone would
As a result of welfare reform 15 years ago, Oregon is helping far fewer poor families than it once did.
Oregon can make work more rewarding for low-income families by improving its Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), currently set at
Oregon’s lowest-paid workers will get a small boost with the start of the New Year, when the state’s minimum hourly
The Great Recession created a long list of economic hardship for Oregonians, including sharply higher unemployment, declining income and higher
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Senator Wyden on the Trump tax plan: “It’s going to cause a lot of hardship”
The Trump tax plan would cut Medicaid and nutrition assistance to pay for big tax cuts for the rich.
April 10, 2025
How to improve pay and working conditions in entire industries in one fell swoop
The revival of an old idea is offering hope for improving pay and working conditions in entire industries all at
March 13, 2025
Two things that are making tax filing easy and free for Oregonians
In this episode of Policy for the People, we discuss two initiatives that are making tax filing easy and free.
February 13, 2025
