Working, But Still Poor
Work is not a sure path out of poverty. The official poverty line, based on a formula developed in the early 1960s, underestimates what it takes to make ends meet today.
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Basic Health Can Increase Health Coverage and Economic Security for Thousands of Oregon Families
Some 10,000 low-income Oregonians would gain health insurance and tens of thousands more would see sharply reduced health insurance costs should the state enact a “Basic Health Program.”
A Graphic View of Poverty in Oregon
Economic growth in recent years has done little to reduce the share of Oregonians living in poverty. Oregon’s poverty rate in 2013 ebbed only slightly from the high-water mark set in 2011.
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Nearly All Poor Latino Families in Oregon Are . . .
Nine out of 10 poor Oregon Latino families with children had at least one parent in the family who worked in the previous 12 months.
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Nearly All Poor Latino Families in Oregon Are Poor Despite Work
Work, sadly, is by no means a ticket out of poverty — a fact that is particularly true for Oregon Latino families living in poverty.
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Health Care for ALL Children
At the Oregon Center for Public Policy, we believe that all Oregon children should have access to health care services.
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Health Care for All Children
We believe that all Oregon children should have access to health care services. That is why we have partnered with the Oregon Latino Health Coalition in producing the report Health Care for All Children: Oregon Thrives When All Children Have a Chance to Grow Up Healthy (PDF).
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Move for $40?
Say that you’re the sole breadwinner for your family and you earn $100,000 a year in Oregon. Would you pack your belongings and move your family north to Washington for a $40 monthly raise? It’s hard to imagine.
Move Across State Lines for $40 a Month?
Say that you’re the sole breadwinner for your family and you earn $100,000 a year in Oregon. Would you pack your belongings and move your family north to Washington for a $40 monthly raise? It’s hard to imagine.
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