Oregon cannot achieve economic justice or eliminate racial disparities without taxing the rich. Taxing the rich is an essential step
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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“Unfortunately, due to budget cuts, your Oregon Promise Grant has been revoked.” That’s the notice sent to about 1,000 Oregon
There is no good time for a new tax break for millionaires, but especially not during the worst economic crisis
Already suffering from the ills brought on by the coronavirus pandemic, Oregonians could soon endure rounds of teacher layoffs, diminished
Unless the Oregon legislature intervenes, some very rich business owners will receive a new tax cut from the state, just
Unless the Oregon legislature intervenes, some very rich business owners will receive a new tax cut from the state, just
Last week, a fight over a ballot measure to fund services for people experiencing homelessness in the Portland metropolitan area
Suspending the Oregon Corporate Activity Tax (CAT), as some in the business community have urged, would undermine school funding at
More than three dozen organizations today urged Oregon lawmakers to reject calls for business tax cuts issued in the wake
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Already alarming, hunger in Oregon is set to worsen due to Trump administration actions
In this episode of Policy for the People, we examine the dire state of hunger in Oregon. Our guest is
May 8, 2025
May Day special: the state of the labor movement
In celebration of May Day, International Workers Day, we are issuing this special episode of Policy for the People examining
May 1, 2025
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
4 reasons why you should disregard the latest tax report from the Oregon big business lobby