By the end of this decade, local governments in Oregon could have about $140 million less per year to pay
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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Chair Meek, Vice-Chair Boquist, and Members of the Committee, My name is Daniel Hauser, Deputy Director for the Oregon Center
Low-income families with young children can now claim the Oregon Kids' Credit, a great development. Yet Oregon's tax system continues
Chair Meek, Vice-Chair Boquist, and Members of the Committee, My name is Daniel Hauser, Deputy Director for the Oregon Center
Oregon's tax system weighs more heavily on the poor than anyone else
One of the wealthiest nations in the history of humanity can afford to ensure that the most vulnerable in society
Oregon's tax system remains inequitable
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The Trump tax plan would cut Medicaid and nutrition assistance to pay for big tax cuts for the rich.
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How to improve pay and working conditions in entire industries in one fell swoop
The revival of an old idea is offering hope for improving pay and working conditions in entire industries all at
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Two things that are making tax filing easy and free for Oregonians
In this episode of Policy for the People, we discuss two initiatives that are making tax filing easy and free.
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Oregon should not follow Congress in giving away more corporate tax subsidies
When it comes to tax policy, all too often Oregon fails to fly with her own wings. Rather than heed