Adam Smith, the father of capitalism, walked with Jesus in at least one respect: his support for progressive taxation. That’s
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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The two revenue measures enacted by the 2009 legislature and headed to a special January election as Measures 66 and
Today, low-income Oregonians pay a larger share of their income in state and local taxes than wealthy Oregonians. In fact,
Three dozen Oregon economists issued an open letter today backing the Oregon legislature’s decision to balance budget cuts with tax
If you ask a corporation, “Did you make money last year?” its response may well be, “Who’s asking?”
Misinformation and fear are driving the campaign to repeal the revenue measures enacted by the 2009 legislature.
Even with the corporate tax increase enacted by the 2009 legislature, corporations will still be contributing nowhere near the share
By more than a two-to-one margin Oregonians favor the legislature’s recently enacted tax increases on corporations and the wealthy, according
The Oregon Center for Public Policy today asked the Oregon Secretary of State to audit and investigate a tax credit
The legislature has sent to the Governor’s desk the Jobs and Transportation Act, which will raise gasoline taxes and vehicle
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