Guess what corporate tax loophole will cost an additional $35.1 million next biennium without requiring that the beneficiaries create a
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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Yesterday, Governor Kitzhaber announced that he's calling a special legislative session to rush through a law that would allow him
Gov. John Kitzhaber announced Monday that he is calling the Legislature into special session on Friday to take up a
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It doesn't take too long for your blood to boil when watching We’re Not Broke.
Years ago, shortly before blueoregon.com was launched, OCPP published a commentary titled We Interrupt This Repetition for a Few Facts....
Some (not me) like to divide the country into "makers" and "takers," portraying those who don't pay federal income taxes
A corporate-funded study says that Oregon ties North Carolina for lowest "total effective business tax rate" in the country.
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