Oregon’s venture capital more than doubled last year, far outpacing the national growth rate of investment money, according to new
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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Perhaps sensing that Oregonians are not in the mood to grant yet more tax breaks for the rich, some corporate
A newly released corporate-funded study concluded that Oregon had the nation’s second-lowest “effective business tax rate” for new investments among
On the heels of a weekend news report that Intel is taxing Hillsboro and Beaverton schools with the influx of
The income group in Oregon that pays the highest share of their income to state and local taxes: Lowest-income taxpayers.[1]
Did you know that Oregon’s wealthiest households are slated to get a big tax cut next year, even though a
Did you hear about Oregon’s whopping spending increase for a subsidized housing program?
If you could buy something directly for $90, would you pay a middleman $100 to buy it for you? Of
Chair Howie Prioritize: The Ways and Means Subcommittee on Housing Opportunity and Jobs will come to order.
A year ago Oregonians glowed under the national spotlight. Facing a severe fiscal crisis brought on by the recession, Oregonians
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