Today's revenue forecast that Oregon corporations can expect a $68.1 million tax cut under Oregon's so-called "kicker" law prompted a
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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New national employment data released today by the Bureau of Labor Statistics show that Oregon is adding jobs at a
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Sheldon Cohen, a former commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service, once wrote, "People think taxation is a terribly mundane subject.
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