President Bush, speaking in August at a campaign forum in Niceville, Florida, said, “I’m not exactly sure how big the national sales tax is going to have to be, but it’s the kind of interesting idea that we ought to explore seriously.”
A national sales tax? Would that be nice? Read More »
News Release On New Year’s Day when Oregon’s minimum wage will jump 20 cents to $7.25 per hour, it will “defy the Bush Administration’s economic agenda that has favored the wealthy at the expense of low- and moderate-income Oregonians, the majority of Oregonians” according to the Oregon Center for Public Policy, a non-profit research group
Figures released today by the state employment agency show that non-farm payroll in Oregon fell by 900 while unemployment increased to 7.4 percent
Oregon Economy Experiences “Serious Relapse” Read More »
This Labor Day weekend Oregon’s workers labor in a state that is creating more payday loan shops than McDonald’s restaurants and producing more bankruptcy filings than college degrees, according to a report issued today by the Oregon Center for Public Policy. The Oregon Center for Public Policy uses research and analysis to advance policies and
Workers Toil in Recovery’s Shadows this Labor Day: State of Working Oregon Read More »
Associated Oregon Industries, the Oregon Business Association, and the Oregon Business Council say they want to stabilize our public finance system in general, and funding for education, in particular.
Permission Granted: Take the High Road Read More »
Today’s revenue forecast that Oregon corporations can expect a $68.1 million tax cut under Oregon’s so-called “kicker” law prompted a challenge to “invest in Oregon” from a critic of the automatic tax cut law.
Oregon’s Business Lobby Challenged to “Invest In Oregon” Read More »
News Release An analysis of new data released by the U.S. Census Bureau today shows Oregonians’ economic gains during the 1990s boom years have been completely erased. “The recession and failed tax and economic policies have turned back the clock for too many Oregonians,” according to the Oregon Center for Public Policy (OCPP), a non-profit
Current Jobs Downturn Twice as Long as 1990s Recession
Job Growth Stalls Out Read More »
New national employment data released today by the Bureau of Labor Statistics show that Oregon is adding jobs at a rate faster than most other states, but still needs tens of thousands of jobs to replace losses since 2001 and to employ the growing working-age population.
Analysis of data in the June Economic and Revenue Forecast shows that Oregon has a revenue problem, not a spending problem, contrary to the claims of the proponents of a new spending limit.
More Money is Needed Read More »
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