Slow economic growth continues to wreak havoc on Oregon’s state budget. Absent new tax revenues, the Legislature will have to
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 Oregonians finish sending in their state income taxes, a new report released today by the Oregon Center for Public
What do grandparents raising children, foster parents, and single fathers have in common? They are the newest targets in the
Population increases and inflation raise the cost to the state of conducting the business of government from year to year.
This tax season, a minimum wage worker who was employed full-time last year and raising one child will pay about
Pre-occupied with local budget woes, the anemic economic recovery, and the looming war, many Oregonians aren't paying much attention to
A flood of Oregonians are not moving across the Columbia River to avoid Oregon’s income tax on capital gains, according
Widespread interest in the estate tax is remarkable, given that it collects nothing from 98 percent of the deaths that
Pre-occupied with local budget woes, the anemic economic recovery, and the looming war, many Oregonians aren't paying much attention to
The new Economic and Revenue Forecast released today by the state economist shows that “Oregon's schools, public safety, and human
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