The Oregonian: Finance Website Study Says Oregon Has Second-Fairest Tax System in U.S.
media mentionOregon’s tax system takes a lot of hits, from business figures who think high income taxes discourage investment to seniors who say it’s a struggle to pay property taxes on a fixed income.…
This approach certainly fits with the approach of such groups as Citizens for Tax Justice, which has long argued that most state tax systems are too regressive. Citizens for Tax Justice is affiliated with the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, which provided the data on state and local taxes used by the Wallet Hub study.