Population increases and inflation raise the cost to the state of conducting the business of government from year to year.
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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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
Oregon’s slow-growing recovery has prompted policy makers to pursue efforts to stimulate the economy. Despite claims by the Oregon Council
A new report released today by the Oregon Center for Public Policy finds that proposals to reduce taxes on capital
February 12th is the birthday of America’s 16th president, Abraham Lincoln. While the Taxpayer Association of Oregon, with the help
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