Adam Smith, the father of capitalism, walked with Jesus in at least one respect: his support for progressive taxation. That’s the principle that taxes should be based on ability to pay.
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A report released today estimating the impact of the recession on health insurance coverage in Oregon delivers a wallop of a message to Congress on the need for meaningful health reform legislation. Oregonians can wait no longer.
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The two revenue measures enacted by the 2009 legislature and headed to a special January election as Measures 66 and 67 take Oregon “one step closer to having a tax system based on ability to pay,” according to the Oregon Center for Public Policy. They released a report today that breaks out the share of income paid in state and local taxes by different income groups under the two measures.
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Today, low-income Oregonians pay a larger share of their income in state and local taxes than wealthy Oregonians. In fact, the highest-income Oregonians pay the lowest share of their income in state and local taxes. In addition to raising needed revenue, Measures 66 and 67 begin to address this imbalance.
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Three dozen Oregon economists issued an open letter today backing the Oregon legislature’s decision to balance budget cuts with tax increases targeted at corporations and high-income Oregonians, calling it “a prudent course of action” from an economic perspective.
Oregon Economists Endorse Legislature’s Tax Measures Read More »
If you ask a corporation, “Did you make money last year?” its response may well be, “Who’s asking?”
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Oregon was one of only eight states to see its poverty rate rise during the first year of the recession, according to results of the American Community Survey (ACS) released today by the U.S Census Bureau.
Oregon’s Poverty Rate Rises in First Year of Recession Read More »
Misinformation and fear are driving the campaign to repeal the revenue measures enacted by the 2009 legislature.
As congressional debate on reforming the nation’s health care system continues, a federal survey released today confirmed that about one in six Oregonians lacked health insurance at some point in 2008.
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Oregon’s lowest-paid workers won’t be getting a raise next year. With the recession keeping inflation in check, Oregon law has not triggered a cost-of-living increase in the state’s minimum wage for 2010.
Oregon’s Minimum Wage Won’t Rise in 2010 Read More »
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