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Oregon families are among the least likely to benefit from the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) — a tax credit
Only two states fared worse than Oregon in 2016 when it came to share of families that qualified for the
To find the way forward, it often helps to look at the past. That’s certainly the case when it comes
When the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., stood in front of the Lincoln Memorial to deliver his famed I
In the years to come, Oregonians could be on the hook for massive subsidies to wealthy investors, as a result
Who are the Oregonians working for minimum wage? What are the characteristics of these Oregonians seeking to get by on
As 2019 draws to a close, we look back at the Center’s publications that proved most popular. Here they are,
Following the failed playbook of trickle-down economics, the tax package lavished massive tax cuts on the rich and corporations.
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