The Washington Post has been running an excellent series on what ails the middle class, called Liftoff & Letdown.
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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Say that you’re the sole breadwinner for your family and you earn $100,000 a year in Oregon. Would you pack
Say that you’re the sole breadwinner for your family and you earn $100,000 a year in Oregon. Would you pack
Though Oregon voters put in place a minimum income tax on corporations, some companies manage to avoid it.
Oregon has the lowest “total effective business tax rate" in the country, according to a study (PDF), conducted by the
Even before full implementation of the Affordable Care Act, Oregon made progress in assuring health insurance coverage for its residents.
Some 1,500 Oregonians have signed a petition asking Oregon lawmakers to close a tax loophole used by some corporations to
The income group in Oregon who pays the highest share of their income to state and local taxes: Lowest-income households.[1]
While Oregon children sit in overcrowded classrooms and college students face unaffordable tuition, some corporations with millions in profits and
Economic Fairness Oregon and the Oregon Center for Public Policy have an important tax filing message for Oregonians.
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