Oregon’s ultra-rich — the highest-earning one out of every 1,000 Oregonians — have never been so rich compared to the rest of Oregonians.
Income inequality in Oregon sets yet another record high Read More »
Income inequality in Oregon has reached yet another record high.
Oregon’s Ultra-Rich Continue to Pull Away Read More »
The Homeownership and Housing Opportunity Bill (HB 3349) is a common-sense, effective response to Oregon’s statewide housing crisis.
The Homeownership and Housing Opportunity Bill Read More »
The Oregon Center for Public Policy, Main Street Alliance, and Oregon School Employees Association were invited to testify on behalf of the Oregon Revenue Roundtable on the February 26, 2018 meeting of the Joint Committee on Student Success’s Revenue Subcommittee.
Oregon Revenue Roundtable Presentation Read More »
For Oregon families living in poverty, work is the rule, not the exception. This reality speaks to the need for state lawmakers to enact policies that boost the take-home pay of low-income working families.
Oregon’s working poor need Salem’s help Read More »
The following are the 2019 Federal Poverty Income Guidelines, informally referred to as the “federal poverty level.”
Most Oregon families living in poverty are working families, meaning they have at least one parent who works. Even families with at least one full-time worker can have a difficult time rising above the federal poverty line.
Poverty Despite Work Is the Rule, Not the Exception Read More »
The majority of Oregon families living in poverty have at least one working parent, and often that parent works full time.
Oregon families in poverty more likely to work than not Read More »
My name is Daniel Hauser, tax policy analyst for the Oregon Center for Public Policy, and I respectfully submit this testimony in defense of Oregon’s estate tax and in opposition to Senate Bills 188, 304, 319, 674, and 701.
Defending Oregon’s Estate Tax Read More »
My name is Daniel Hauser, tax policy analyst for the Oregon Center for Public Policy, and I respectfully submit this testimony on Senate Bill 211.
Pass-through business owners should not pay a lower tax rate on their profits than their employees pay on their wages.
SB 211: End Pass-Through Tax Break Read More »