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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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Tax breaks for tips and overtime are poorly targeted and rife with unfairness.
Oregon would do well to disconnect from these tax provisions in the congressional Republican budget.
Oregon can take an essential step to fix the widespread problem of corporate tax avoidance by enacting corporate tax transparency.
A special session should focus on stopping automatic connection to federal tax changes and retaining a portion of the projected
Oregon is set to lose nearly $1 billion, due to its automatic adoption of federal tax changes. The Governor and
The massive reconciliation bill passed by Congress on the eve of the 4th of July holiday will leave many Oregon
As the gavel fell on the 2025 Oregon legislative session, we saw several victories for working Oregonians — wins that
The reconciliation bill passed by the U.S. House is truly monstrous, slashing health care and nutrition assistance to help pay
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