Reviewing the story of Joseph prior to our Torah class, I’m reminded by my cousin Marty that the state’s current
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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Beware the medicine man selling the stability drug to cure Oregon’s fiscal woes. Today’s fiscal ill-health stems from a legislature
Cutting Oregon's tax on capital gains income, as proposed by the two major party gubernatorial candidates, will hurt Oregon's economy,
Both major party candidates for Governor in Oregon have proposed capital gains tax cuts as part of their policy response
In its fifth special session, the Oregon Legislative Assembly referred a temporary income tax increase to the voters. The Legislative
A new analysis of the temporary income tax increase on the January 28, 2003, ballot shows that the typical Oregonian
In its fifth special session the Oregon Legislative Assembly referred a temporary income tax increase to the voters. Measure 28,
A new analysis of the temporary income tax increase on the January 28, 2003, ballot shows that the typical Oregonian
The Oregon Center for Public Policy, a Silverton-based research institute, today called a legislative proposal to cut capital gains taxes
On June 30th the Oregon Legislative Assembly adjourned its third special session, called to deal with a revenue shortfall that
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