In this special episode of Policy for the People, we share a recording of our presentation “The Racist Roots of Oregon’s Tax System.” Listen to OCPP communications director Juan Carlos Ordóñez discuss how Oregon’s tax system entrenches and even deepens racial inequality.
One of the main places where the superrich go to stash their money and avoid taxes is the U.S. This is due to the fact that a number of U.S. states have transformed themselves into tax havens.
What are the main things to know about Oregon’s tax system? What is the good and the bad, and what are the reforms we need?
In the latest episode of Policy for the People, we discuss the Build Back Better legislation before Congress with Samantha Jacoby of the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities and OCPP’s Alejandro Queral.
In the latest episode of Policy for the People, we explore the problem of poor quality jobs — jobs that pay too little to adequately support a family and that often come with few if any benefits. OCPP Senior Policy Analyst Janet Bauer explains the dimensions of the problem and what Oregon can do to address it.
On the eve of the pandemic, at a time when Oregon enjoyed one of the strongest job markets on record, more than half of all jobs in the state paid
In this episode of Policy for the People, OCPP Executive Director Alejandro Queral discusses the most recently available figures on inequality, why economic inequality harms Oregonians, and what kinds of policies changes are needed to shrink inequality.
Undocumented workers in Oregon are more likely than not to perform work considered essential during the pandemic, yet they have been left out of federal emergency assistance.
The just-concluded Oregon legislative session featured important victories, as well as missed opportunities. The American Rescue Plan Act, enacted by Congress in January, sent billions of dollars to state governments
The protests for Black lives that gripped our nation last summer, even as the pandemic raged, gave us an opportunity to reflect on the reality and the history of this country.
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