Taxes are lower in Oregon than in most other states. Specifically, Oregon trails nationally in the amount of state and
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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There is no free lunch. Especially when Wall Street is hovering over the table.
Corporations have gamed our tax system and it is costing the rest of us billions.
Oregon is tied for the nation’s lowest business taxes in a study conducted by the accounting firm Ernst & Young
At a recent City Club of Portland talk, the former chief financial correspondent of The New York Times, Floyd Norris,
The State of Oregon is on the verge of enacting its ninth “kicker” tax rebate and returning an estimated $470
When you take your cat to the veterinarian to be “fixed” you expect it to be permanent. You’d be disappointed
In the waning hours of the 2015 legislative session, lawmakers are considering a bill that could put Oregon’s “kicker” law
[Note: This post has been updated with links to a bill introduced today shortly after the post was published. The
The income group in Oregon that pays the highest share of their income to state and local taxes: Lowest income
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