Co-Chair Meek, Co-Chair Nathanson, and Members of the Committee, My name is Daniel Hauser, Deputy Director for the Oregon Center
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.
Latest Articles
Chair Meek, Vice-Chair McLane, and Members of the Committee, My name is Daniel Hauser, Deputy Director for the Oregon Center
Just ahead of the Memorial Day weekend, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a budget reconciliation bill – a massive
Chair Meek, Vice-Chair McLane, and Members of the Committee, My name is Daniel Hauser, Deputy Director for the Oregon Center
The Trump administration and congressional Republicans are advancing a fiscal package that would harm the financial well-being of many Oregonians.
Exempting overtime pay from taxes harms the vast majority of workers, while creating opportunities for the rich to game the
The right choice is to renew the tax cuts for the middle-class and working families, and let the Trump tax
The Trump tax plan would cut Medicaid and nutrition assistance to pay for big tax cuts for the rich.
Chair Meek, Vice-Chair McLane, and Members of the Committee, My name is Daniel Hauser, Deputy Director for the Oregon Center
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The Big Ugly: why the U.S. House bill means less health care, less nutrition assistance, and less state revenue
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