It won’t feel like an April shower of money, but by the first day of the month the new Making
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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A new study funded by big corporations found that Oregon has the second lowest state and local business taxes among
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The House Revenue Committee should be applauded for beginning to explore revenue options as early as next week.
Today’s Senate vote to end the practice of letting Congress dictate the definition of taxable income in Oregon is a
More than 5,000 profitable corporations operating in Oregon paid no income taxes in 2006 beyond the $10 minimum, according to
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