Wage theft is inherently challenging to quantify. Wage theft occurs when employers pay workers less than the minimum wage, don’t pay time-and-a-half for overtime hours, cheat on the number of hours worked, steal tips or don’t pay workers at all. Workers who are victims of wage theft may fear reprisal from their employers should they […]
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The success of Oregon’s health reform legislation assumes that a “transformation” of the health care delivery system can improve health outcomes while significantly reducing costs. That transformation hinges on the creation of Coordinated Care Organizations (CCOs).
Updated ABCs of CCOs Read More »
Earlier this week, U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner visited Portland for a series of events. In a speech at the Portland City Club, Geithner rightly cited a “long period of stagnation in real median income” as one of the nation’s most pressing economic challenges (listen to Geithner’s April 25 speech here (.mp3)). Indeed, over the past three
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As Jon Shure of the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities notes in a recent blog post, a new American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) report (PDF) points to tax systems of Hawaii and Alaska as the reasons why Hawaii has lost more residents over the last two decades than Alaska has.
Oops! Fact that matters overlooked by ALEC Read More »
A new review of which states levy an income tax on the working poor and near-poor shows that Oregon is in the minority of states that impose an income tax on working poor families with children.
Oregon In Shameful Company This Tax Day Read More »
Because Tax Day is the deadline for filing income tax returns, discussions that day tend to focus on the income tax. Other important components of Oregon’s overall tax structure get overlooked.
The Forgotten Tax Day Story Read More »
It’s essential that Oregonians recognize the important contribution undocumented workers make to our state’s economy.
Undocumented Workers Are Taxpayers, Too Read More »
Because income taxes are a major component of most state tax systems, their design impacts overall fairness. Among the 42 states with an income tax, most do not tax the work effort of the poor. Oregon is one that does, and its income tax bill for families at or near the poverty line is one of the heftiest of any state.[1]
Oregon Income Taxes Reach into Poverty Read More »
The income group in Oregon that pays the highest share of their income to state and local taxes: Lowest-income households.[1]
Tax Facts That Matter: 2012 Edition Read More »
New data released this week from the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis shows that Oregon’s per capita personal income increased 4.4 percent last year, while the nation’s per capita personal income increased 4.3 percent. Our neighbor to the north, Washington, saw its per capita personal income grow 4.0 percent. How did this happen? Oregon’s personal
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