A corporate-funded study says that Oregon has the fifth lowest “total effective business tax rate” in the country, a ranking
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 case you missed it, last week the IRS published income tax data for 2009.
This isn't a good week for the Oregon Business Council (OBC), their hired guns at ECONorthwest and others who fight
Using Oregon as one of its case studies, a report published today by a national think tank finds that higher
The recently concluded Oregon legislative session demonstrated that there is an effective tool for reining in out-of-control tax subsidies and
Now that the gavel has come down on the 2011 Oregon legislative session, Oregonians striving to revive the American Dream
In deciding how best to address the nation’s deficit, Oregon’s congressional delegation should follow the responsible, independent trail blazed by
The Oregon House has approved a subsidy for Wall Street and wealthy investors that will take $78 million away from
Will the Oregon legislature really make lining the pockets of Wall Street and wealthy investors a priority before adjournment sine
Back in March, the Oregon Film and Video Office acknowledged the “leakage” in the film production tax credit the office
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