Opponents of public services, claiming that Oregon has a spending problem, seek to impose on the State a new “spending
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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Contrary to claims that surface each year with the arrival of tax day (April 15th), household taxes in Oregon have
Sheldon Cohen, a former commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service, once wrote, "People think taxation is a terribly mundane subject.
A comprehensive new analysis of research on the factors influencing business location decisions shows that state-level tax cuts have little
Opponents of public services seek to limit Oregon state government revenues to a maximum of population plus inflation growth as
State-by-state data released today by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics shows that job growth in Oregon and most other
Anti-tax advocates and proponents of drastic reductions in government services claim that Oregon’s past and current spending limits, first enacted
In the "say it often enough and it becomes true" game that passes for public debate too often in today's
An Oregon Center for Public Policy (OCPP) analysis of data contained in the Oregon Economic and Revenue Forecast released today
Oregon's minimum corporate income tax is just $10. This minimum tax has not changed since being lowered in 1931.
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