The 2011 Oregon legislature took an important step toward addressing the lack of affordable, quality health coverage for many Oregonians and small businesses with the enactment of the Oregon Health Insurance Exchange.
Inoculating Oregon’s Health Exchange Against Adverse Selection Read More »
The 2011 Oregon legislative session set in motion the creation of the Oregon Health Insurance Exchange, which — if implemented properly — will play an important role in extending affordable health coverage to the many Oregonians who lack it.
The Active Purchaser Imperative Read More »
According the newly published report Executive Excess 2011 by the Institute for Policy Studies, of last year’s 100 highest-paid corporate chief executives in the United States, 25 took home more in CEO pay than their company paid in 2010 federal income taxes.
If CEOs cared about the economy . . . Read More »
Business is booming . . . for those catering to the rich. The New York Times recently reported that luxury retailers are seeing $9,000 tweed coats and $1,400 shoes fly off the shelves.
Narrow the Income Gap to Lift the Economy Read More »
Oregon’s middle class is fraying, with well-paying jobs in short supply and the cost of raising a family dramatically increasing.
Read About and Speak Out for the Middle Class Read More »
The American Dream used to mean that if you put in a hard day’s work, you could expect good wages, benefits, and a better life for your kids.
The Fraying of Oregon’s Middle Class Read More »
Oregon’s middle class is fraying, with well-paying jobs in short supply and the cost of raising a family dramatically increasing.
Oregon’s Middle Class Under Threat Read More »
Today’s state economic and revenue forecast makes the case for the legislature to consider extending the temporary, top tax rates contained in Measure 66, approved by voters in early 2010.
A corporate-funded study says that Oregon has the fifth lowest “total effective business tax rate” in the country, a ranking that takes into account the tax increases put in place by Measures 66 and 67.
Corporate-Funded Study Says Oregon Has Nation’s Fifth Lowest Business Taxes Read More »
Total personal income in Portland jumped 3.1 percent in 2010 from the prior year, growing at a faster clip than the national average for metropolitan areas, according to data released by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA).
Portland’s Personal Income Growth Beats National Average Read More »
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