“Poison.” That’s what Alexander Hamilton called requiring a supermajority to pass laws.
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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Oregon’s poorest families pay more in taxes as a share of income than any group of taxpayers in the state,
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The League of Women Voters of Portland hosted a debate on Measure 103. OCPP communications director Juan Carlos Ordóñez argued
As Election Day nears, three of the nation’s largest corporations are attempting to scare Oregonians into voting for a ballot
In 2015, Google came knocking in Salem. One of its divisions, Google Fiber, was going around the country peddling its
Oregon is a case study of what can go wrong when states artificially limit property taxes. A new national report
Oregon is a case study of what can go wrong when states artificially limit property taxes. Examining the experiences of
In the age-old battle between multinational corporations trying to pay as few tax dollars as possible, and the state of
Oregon is now largely defenseless against the well-worn practice of corporations escaping taxes by artificially shifting profits to foreign tax
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