Decades of evidence show that the tax rates of high-income households are unrelated to economic growth.
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In the continuing effort to extend health coverage to all Oregonians, a Basic Health Program may just be what the
In the continuing effort to extend health coverage to all Oregonians, a Basic Health Program may just be what the
Oregon's efforts to extend health coverage to all, particularly to low-income Oregonians, could gain from the establishment of a Basic
Under a tax loophole passed in 1999, nine banks that are plainly doing business in Oregon enjoy a legal fiction
They’ve earned it. Working families with low incomes have earned the Earned Income Tax Credit, and the Oregon legislature should
We all know that education is important. A college education can mean greater earnings over a lifetime and greater economic
The Nike Deal that went down last December ought to go down in history as a clear example of a
Making $2.15 an hour certainly does sound worse than today’s minimum wage, which federal law mandates must be at least
Catch OCPP executive director Chuck Sheketoff in AMERICAN WINTER, a documentary that follows the stories of eight Portland-area families struggling
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In this episode, we examine the crisis in Oregon’s system of long-term care. Demand for long-term care is rising as
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Income Inequality in Oregon: What Does the Latest Data Show?
Income inequality in Oregon remains vast, but history shows this is not inevitable.
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How Trump Is Hiding Hunger and Why Poverty Persists
This episode examines what the end of the federal food security report means for Oregon, as well as why poverty is a policy failure, not an individual failure.
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