Pop quiz: If you compare Oregon’s economic growth from 2001 to 2010 to that of the nine states in the
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.
Latest Articles
There are many ways to analyze the growing income inequality gap in Oregon. Here is one that could leave you
Many of the nation’s Fortune 500 companies — including Intel, Oregon’s largest private employer — have paid little or no
Today, the interim House and Senate Revenue Committees received a report from the Legislative Revenue Office on the impacts of
Oregon state income taxes hit working poor and near-poor families harder than income taxes in most other states.[1] Oregon’s tax
As poverty continues to rise in Oregon, a new report published today said that Oregon remains among a minority of
[Note: I have corrected an error in the original post regarding Rep. Kurt Schrader's position on a balanced budget amendment.]
Intel recently released a report on the “Economic Impacts of Intel’s Oregon Operations,” the third in an irregular series of
Policymakers across the nation and the Obama administration are rightly looking at Oregon Measures 66 and 67 as a guide
One chart by our colleagues at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) that uses data from the Tax
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Workers Across Oregon Are Demanding Unions
In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, workers across the country began organizing at levels not seen in years. From
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