It’s unfortunate that some Oregon lawmakers are pushing to cut the tax rate on income from capital gains. Several legislative
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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Oregon’s venture capital more than doubled last year, far outpacing the national growth rate of investment money, according to new
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A newly released corporate-funded study concluded that Oregon had the nation’s second-lowest “effective business tax rate” for new investments among
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The income group in Oregon that pays the highest share of their income to state and local taxes: Lowest-income taxpayers.[1]
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