Nothing. Nada. Zip. That’s how much additional economic investment Oregon is getting out of the deal just inked between Intel
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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In the latest tax reform plan floated in Salem, the inclusion of a sales tax is not the problem. The
During the recent brief debate before the legislature pushed through the “Grand Bargain” tax package, I pointed out that the
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I wasn’t holding out much hope for a favorable legislative draft of the “Grand Bargain” tax package, but the bill
Lawmakers today begin deliberation on the “Grand Bargain,” or Grandly Flawed Bargain as OCPP has explained.
Here's 20 pictures that explain why the the revenue package that Governor Kitzhaber has presented to the Oregon legislature to
The revenue package that Governor Kitzhaber has presented to the Oregon legislature to consider in a special session starting September
This slideshow is related to [A Grandly Flawed Bargain](http://www.www.ocpp.org/2013/09/25/iss20130925-grand-bargain-flaw-revenue-package/).
I was expecting to enter an upside-down room, but it turns out I walked into Bizarro World.
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Underpaid, Overworked, and Essential: Oregon’s Long-Term Care Crisis
In this episode, we examine the crisis in Oregon’s system of long-term care. Demand for long-term care is rising as
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Income inequality in Oregon remains vast, but history shows this is not inevitable.
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How Trump Is Hiding Hunger and Why Poverty Persists
This episode examines what the end of the federal food security report means for Oregon, as well as why poverty is a policy failure, not an individual failure.
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