I wonder what Kevin Mannix and the Oregon corporate lobby have to say about the newly published State Entrepreneurship Index
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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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.
This fall Oregonians may vote on a ballot measure that boils down to a choice between preserving funding for schools,
With several federal tax provisions set to expire by year’s end, congressional Republicans are pushing a plan that would extend
A new review of which states levy an income tax on the working poor and near-poor shows that Oregon is
Because Tax Day is the deadline for filing income tax returns, discussions that day tend to focus on the income
It's essential that Oregonians recognize the important contribution undocumented workers make to our state's economy.
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