The latest revenue forecast by Oregon’s state economist shows that the ill-thought-out kicker law can rear its ugly head in the most surprising places. Unless the legislature takes the opportunity to reform it once and for all, the kicker will continue to haunt Oregon’s finances and economy.
Hinting at the old adage that no good deed goes unpunished, the BETC reform bill, if enacted by the House and Senate, could trigger the corporate kicker.
Read Corporate Kicker Rears its Ugly Head: Statement by OCPP executive director Chuck Sheketoff on the March revenue forecast. Click here for a PDF copy.
CenterPoints: Revitalizing Community, Revitalizing Our Economy, January 2010
News Release: Oregonians Say "Yes" to an"Economy That Works for Everyone": Statement by Charles Sheketoff, executive director of the Oregon Center for Public Policy, on Measures 66 and 67 election results, January 26, 2010
News Release: Unemployment Data Underscore Need for Oregon Voters and Congress to Step Up: Statement by OCPP analyst Joy Margheim on the December employment report, January 20, 2010
CenterPoints: Let Businesses Speak Truth to Folly, December 2010
News Release: Many More Oregonians Would Be Poor but for Federal Recovery Act, December 17, 2009
CenterPoints: The Case for Progressive Taxation, November 2009
News Release: Immigrants Boost Portland's Economy in Proportion to Their Numbers, Study Finds, November 30, 2009
News Release: Experts Debunk Claim That Tax Measures Would Cost Jobs: Tax Policy Center calls arguments “misleading” and “fatally flawed,” November 24, 2009
News Release: "The Legislature Did the Right Thing": Statement by OCPP executive director Chuck Sheketoff on the December Revenue Forecast, November 19, 2009
News Release: Oregon Hunger Rate Surges; Food Stamps Fill Need: Statement by OCPP analyst Joy Margheim on food insecurity data, November 16, 2009
News Release: Oregon Among Few States That Tax Income of Poor Families, November 4, 2009
News Release: OCPP Charts Simple Explanations of Measures 66 and 67, November 3, 2009
CenterPoints: Making Money and Paying the Corporate Minimum Tax, October 2009
News Release: “A Wallop of a Message”: Statement by OCPP’s Janet Bauer on Estimate of Recession’s Hit on Health Insurance Coverage in Oregon, October 20, 2009
News Release: Oregon Moves Closer to a Tax System Based on Ability to Pay: But even with Measures 66 and 67, the wealthy will pay proportionally less than the poor, October 12, 2009
Issue Brief: A Step Toward Balance: Measures 66 and 67 move Oregon closer to a tax system based on ability to pay, October 12, 2009
News Release: Oregon Economists Endorse Legislature’s Tax Measures: Balancing cuts and tax increases was “a prudent course of action,” October 7, 2009
CenterPoints: Health Care Reform and the Value of Work, September 2009
News Release: Oregon’s Poverty Rate Rises in First Year of Recession, September 29, 2009
News Release: Statement by OCPP Executive Director Chuck Sheketoff on Likely Ballot Measures: Yes Means Yes, No Means Trouble, September 25, 2009
News Release: One in Six Oregonians Lacked Health Insurance: Survey Also Shows Stagnant Income for Typical Oregon Household, September 25, 2009
News Release: Oregon’s Minimum Wage Won’t Rise in 2010: Cost-of-living wage peg is “working as intended,” says OCPP, September 16, 2009
News Release: Census Data Show No Oregon Progress in Expanding Health Coverage or Reducing Poverty, September 10, 2009
News Release: Report Highlights "Woes and Wishes" for Workers This Labor Day, September 4, 2009
Report: Labor Day Woes and Wishes: Reviewing recession's impact on workers and policies for greater shared prosperity, September 4, 2009
CenterPoints: Thousands of Unemployed Oregonians Need Congress to Act, August 2009
News Release: Latest Revenue Forecast Shows That Even With Tax Increase, Corporations’ Share of Income Taxes Still Lags, August 27, 2009
News Release: Welfare Reform's Self-Sufficiency Goal Further Away in Oregon: Poor families could lose assistance if tax measures are defeated, August 21, 2009
News Release: New Poll Shows Most Oregonians Back Legislature’s Tax Measures, August 4, 2009
CenterPoints: Small Businesses: Big Winners Under Health Reform, July 2009
CenterPoints: Affordability Is Key to Real Health Care Reform, June 2009.
News Release: OCPP Calls for Audit and Investigation of Film Subsidy Program, June 18, 2009
Issue Brief: Will Poor, Working Families Be Roadkill? The Jobs and Transportation Act’s Regressive Tax and Fee Increases Will Set Back Low-Income Working Families With Children Unless the Legislature Enacts a Modest EITC Expansion, June 11, 2009
Fact Sheet: Misplaced Priorities: Should protecting frail seniors trump subsidizing well-off seniors' medical and dental costs?, June 10, 2009
Fact Sheet: Raise Revenue or Deepen the Pain: The Legislature must enact HB 2649 and HB 3405 to avoid further harming Oregonians, particularly the most vulnerable, June 9, 2009
CenterPoints: I Want Climate Change, May 2009
Issue Brief: Oregon Should Follow the Feds in Not Taxing Some Unemployment Benefits, May 21, 2009
News Release: Jobs in Oregon Will Remain Scarce Well Into Next Decade: Employment data show “need for a stable public sector,” OCPP says, May 18, 2009
Fact Sheet: Your Constituents Utilize the EITC: Improving It Should Be Part of Any Revenue Package, May 12, 2009
News Release: Congressional Budget Is Good News for Oregonians: Statement by OCPP Policy Analyst Janet Bauer, April 29, 2009
CenterPoints: The Lesson in My Bank's Failure, April 2009
News Release: New Law Makes More Oregonians Eligible for Unemployment Benefits: Additional improvements to the system are still needed, says OCPP, April 21, 2009
News Release: Anti-Tax “Tea Parties” Draw Wrong Lesson From History: The Boston Tea Party was a protest against a corporate tax break, notes OCPP, April 14, 2009
Issue Brief: It Shouldn't Matter Who Paid for Screening: SB 891 fixes an eligibility rule that blocks Oregon women from treatment for breast and cervical cancer, April 9, 2009
Issue Brief: SB 892 Aims to Save Women's Lives: Oregon could triple the number of women screened for breast and cervical cancer but needs an appropriation to meet this modest goal, April 9, 2009
News Release: New Tax Credit Fully Kicks In for 1.3 Million Oregonians, March 31, 2009
Issue Brief: Who's Losing Out From RALs? Low-income working households are the largest group that would benefit from HB 3163 refund anticipation loan reform,
March 25, 2009
Fact Sheet: HB 3140 Suspends Outmoded Waiting Period to Collect Unemployment Benefits, March 23, 2009
Fact Sheet: HB 3045 Addresses the Special Hardship Unemployment Imposes on Families With Kids, March 23, 2009
CenterPoints: End Oregon’s Rob-Peter-to-Pay-Paul Funding Schemes, March 2009
News Release: Record Oregon Unemployment Numbers Underscore Need to Modernize Unemployment Insurance System: Statement by OCPP policy analyst Joy Margheim, March 16, 2009
News Release: Business Group Says Oregon Business Taxes Are Second Lowest Among All States and District of Columbia, March 3, 2009
Fact Sheet: How Will the Federal Recovery Package Help Struggling Oregonians and the State's Economy?, February 27, 2009
News Release: New Data Show Thousands of Profitable Corporations Pay No Oregon Income Taxes Except the $10 Minimum: “Which ones are playing us for fools?”, February 23, 2009
News Release: House Revenue Committee Smart to Take Up Revenue Bills Next Week in Light of Latest Revenue Forecast; Statement by OCPP executive director Charles Sheketoff, February 20, 2009
News Release: Governor Lays Out Wrong Strategy for Tackling the Revenue Shortfall: Statement by OCPP executive director Charles Sheketoff, February 19, 2009
Fact Sheet: SB 462 Helps Low-Income Workers Qualify for Unemployment Benefits, Oregon Qualify for Federal Funds, February 18, 2009
Fact Sheet: SB 463 Ends Rule Barring Many Part-time Workers From Collecting Unemployment Benefits, February 18, 2009
Fact Sheet: SB 461 Helps Low-income Workers Gain Job Skills, Strengthens Oregon’s Workforce, February 18, 2009
News Release: Economic Recovery Package Offers Fiscal Help to Oregon: Statement by OCPP Policy Analyst Janet Bauer on Congressional Vote, February 13, 2009
News Release: Legislature Has Protected Oregon by Flying With Her Own Wings: Statement by OCPP executive director Charles Sheketoff on HB 2157, February 12, 2009
CenterPoints: An Improved Tax Credit, a New Direction for Oregon, February 2009
News Release: House, Not Senate, Economic Package Would Ease Health Care Squeeze for About 51,000 Unemployed, Low-Income Oregonians, February 6, 2009
Fact Sheet: How Much Does Oregon Stand to Gain From the House Economic Stimulus Package?, February 3, 2009
Issue Brief: First, Stop Digging: Why the Oregon legislature must end rolling reconnect and decouple from the bonus depreciation business tax break to avoid deepening the state’s fiscal hole, January 28, 2009
News Release: Federal Government Issues New Poverty Line for 2009: More Oregonians Now Qualify for State Services, January 23, 2009
CenterPoints: Not Your Grandfather’s Workforce, but It’s Still His Unemployment Insurance System, January 2009
News Release: Keeping Health Coverage Too Expensive for Laid-Off Oregon Workers, January 9, 2009
OCPP Charts Simple Explanations of Measures 66 and 67
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