News Release An end-of-session maneuver, called a “gut-and-stuff,” replaced one tax cut bill, Senate Bill 535, with the contents of
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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Executive Summary The OCPP asked the Washington, D.C.-based Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (ITEP) to analyze the impact of
Under current law, Oregon taxpayers can deduct up to $3,000 of federal personal income tax on their Oregon tax returns.
News Release A tax cut measure promoted by the state’s business lobby directs the bulk of its cuts to a
Oregonians will soon be considering whether to allow taxpayers to deduct more of their federal income taxes from the personal
News Release Oregon slipped in national rankings of state income taxes on the working poor. The state begins taxing people
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