Sho Dozono's heart is in the right place ("Kick your kicker back to Oregon" 11/27/2001), but his accounting is off-base.
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 CenterPoints column is by Tony Van Vliet, former State Representative, District 35, Corvallis. He served 20 years in the
As the Department of Revenue opened its doors for the media to get sound and pictures of kicker checks about
If the amount of Oregon income taxes collected exceeds the state economists' projections (from a forecast two years prior) by
Financial advisors tell us that we should all set aside a little money, an “emergency fund,” to help us meet
There they go again. The Oregon Legislative Assembly and Governor Kitzhaber “balanced” the budget, for now. Unfortunately, it is balanced
House Bill 2281 reduces General Fund revenue by $101.3 million in 2003-05 by modifying the formula that Oregon uses to
“In Oregon, where the women are strong and the men are good looking, the typical taxpayer is about half-average.” While
News Release A report released today by the Oregon Center for Public Policy (OCPP) finds that a proposal which alters
Federal aid to Oregon state and local government under the Bush Administration’s proposed budget will fall short of meeting current
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