Tax Facts that Matter: 2013 Edition
The income group in Oregon that pays the highest share of their income to state and local taxes: Lowest-income households.[1]
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Putting Nike’s $96,000-a-day compensation to Mark Parker into perspective
Six months ago I noted the great disconnect between Nike CEO and President Mark Parker’s compensation and that of the typical Oregon household.
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Report: Wyden is positioned to protect low-income working families
According to a new report from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, a Washington, D.C.-based think tank, Oregon Senator Ron Wyden’s position on the Senate Finance Committee provides him with a great opportunity to protect low-income working families. Parents who receive the federal Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) work more, earn more, and their children
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Employers Pay Only a Fraction of Monetary Findings in Wage Theft Cases
Even in cases where state authorities have found that employers failed to pay workers their wages and sought payment, employers end up paying only a fraction of the dollars owed. During a recent two-year period, more than two-thirds of all monetary findings against employers by the Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries (BOLI) have not
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A Sales Tax is the Wrong Place for Oregon to Start on Reform
It was refreshing to read The Oregonian’s March 31 editorial “Oregon’s income gap,” insofar as it recognized the need for more revenue to meet the needs and aspirations of Oregonians.
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A Progressive Proposal to Reach Co-Chairs’ Revenue Goal
A few weeks ago, the Co-Chairs of the Oregon Joint Ways and Means Committee released their much anticipated budget plan (PDF).
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No Correlation: Economic Growth and Tax Rates on the Rich
Decades of evidence show that the tax rates of high-income households are unrelated to economic growth.
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Basic Health May Be What the Doctor Ordered for Oregon
In the continuing effort to extend health coverage to all Oregonians, a Basic Health Program may just be what the doctor ordered. Basic Health is an option that states have under the federal Affordable Care Act (which celebrates its third anniversary this March) to provide health insurance to low-income individuals. Basic Health may be able
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Basic Health May Be What the Doctor Ordered for Oregon
In the continuing effort to extend health coverage to all Oregonians, a Basic Health Program may just be what the doctor ordered.
Basic Health is an option that states have under the federal Affordable Care Act (which celebrates its third anniversary this March) to provide health insurance to low-income individuals. Basic Health may be able to do this at little or no cost to the state.
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The Basics of the Basic Health Program
Oregon’s efforts to extend health coverage to all, particularly to low-income Oregonians, could gain from the establishment of a Basic Health Program (“Basic Health”).
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