This fact sheet details income tax levels for poor and near-poor families in Oregon. Read more (PDF).
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
As Congress begins debate on Bush-era tax cuts set to expire at the end of this year, a new analysis
Oregonians’ quality of life and the availability of economic opportunity depend in no small measure on the health of our
Oregon’s public sector is not growing relative to Oregonians’ pocketbooks, notwithstanding what might be heard on Tax Day from the
A newly released study by a corporate lobby group found that Oregon tied for the lowest state and local business
Today’s revenue forecast by Oregon’s state economist shows that the ill-thought-out kicker law can rear its ugly head in the
Volatility happens, be it in nature or in state government revenue systems.
Today’s “yes” vote on Measures 66 and 67 is good for Oregon, good for our economy and good for working
Legislators who voted to enact Measures 66 and 67 know the measures were good for business and prevented deeper, more
If mythology actually squared with reality, it would not be a lone Oregon Pioneer standing atop Oregon’s Capitol.
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“We’ve Been Very Foolish”: Inside Oregon’s Data Center Boom
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Oregon Child Care Crisis: How ERDC Running Out of Funds Could Hurt 12,000 Families
Oregon’s subsidized child care program, Employment Related Day Care (ERDC), is on course to run out of money in less
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Underpaid, Overworked, and Essential: Oregon’s Long-Term Care Crisis
In this episode, we examine the crisis in Oregon’s system of long-term care. Demand for long-term care is rising as
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