Oregonians’ quality of life and the availability of economic opportunity depend in no small measure on the health of our
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 public sector is not growing relative to Oregonians’ pocketbooks, notwithstanding what might be heard on Tax Day from the
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Today’s “yes” vote on Measures 66 and 67 is good for Oregon, good for our economy and good for working
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The central argument by opponents of Measures 66 and 67, that the measures will cause Oregon to lose jobs, is
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