Gov. John Kitzhaber announced Monday that he is calling the Legislature into special session on Friday to take up 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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