By closing the tax gap, Oregon can raise significant revenue to invest in schools, health care, and other essential services
Tax Justice
Tax justice is central to economic justice. Taxes are how, together, we fund schools, health care, transportation, and the many public services that foster quality of life. Unfortunately, wealthy elites and the corporations they control have rigged the tax system in their favor, building a system that asks least from those who have the most.
Tax Justice
Tax justice is central to economic justice. Taxes are how, together, we fund schools, health care, transportation, and the many public services that foster quality of life. Unfortunately, wealthy elites and the corporations they control have rigged the tax system in their favor, building a system that asks least from those who have the most.
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A solid majority of Americans say there is too large of a financial gap between the wealthiest and poorest households
The Oregon Prosperity Council is reviving an old idea for reforming Oregon's tax system in a way that would shift
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The Prosperity Council advertises concern about taxes on the middle class, but it's selling tax cuts for the rich and
Capital gains and other income from wealth remain among the most powerful drivers of income inequality in Oregon, which remains
In this episode of Policy for the People, we discuss our recent report examining Oregon’s economic performance. As OCPP Policy
Prior generations of Americans understood that a well-run tax system is a key ingredient of a truly free society.
An Oregon Wealth Proceeds Tax is an idea whose time has come.
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