Oregon’s economy should work for working families
Everyday Oregonians are paying more than ever just to put food on the table, keep the heat on, and see a doctor when they’re sick. Meanwhile, powerful corporations and the ultrawealthy are wielding their political connections to rake in record profits and avoid paying their fair share of Oregon taxes — forcing devastating cuts to our schools, healthcare, and critical services. It’s time to change this.
Close Tax Loopholes
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Protect Oregon Families
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Invest in Our Future
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Close Tax Loopholes X Protect Oregon Families X Invest in Our Future X
What We’re Fighting For
We’re fighting for an Oregon where working hard is finally enough to make ends meet and save for our future, not a place where billionaires and megacorporations get special treatment at our expense. We should be able to count on our politicians to look out for us, not just moneyed special interests. That starts with Oregon lawmakers standing up and refusing to balance the budget on the backs of working families. We’re calling on lawmakers to:
Close tax loopholes that allow megacorporations to dodge taxes and stop spending taxpayer dollars on big handouts to the ultra-wealthy.
Use every tool at their disposal to keep Oregon families fed, healthy, and safe, before entertaining any cuts to critical services.
Prioritize protecting Oregon children, seniors, low-income families, and working people — not padding the pockets of the ultra-wealthy.
What’s On The Line
Oregon is one of just a handful of states across the country that automatically connects to the federal tax code with no safeguards, making us especially vulnerable to the federal budget bill, known as HR 1, which gives huge tax breaks to the wealthy and large corporations by gutting healthcare and SNAP and raising costs on working families. Lawmakers have an opportunity this session to follow the example of states across the country that have stepped up to opt out of the most harmful provisions of HR 1. If they fail to act, we'll all pay the price:
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$1 billion
The amount Oregon is projected to lose in the current (2025-27) budget alone due to HR 1. That’s equivalent to wiping out the entire state's early education budget.
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340,000
The number of Oregonians will lose or see reduced benefits as a result of a $435 million reduction in SNAP payments over the next two years, increasing child hunger, harming Oregon’s economy, and putting rural food banks at risk.
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$42,000
The tax cut that the richest 1% of Oregonians are expected to get as a result of HR 1. The rest of us? The lowest-earning 20% of Oregonians are expected to get a tax cut of just $70 while paying hundreds more for food, healthcare, and more.
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The Cost of Oregon’s Tax Loopholes for the Ultra-Wealthy
If Oregon lawmakers choose to allow new federal tax breaks for the ultra-wealthy, it will cost everyday Oregonians. These tax breaks drive investment out of Oregon, fail to create new jobs or spur meaningful economic growth, and encourage corporations to hide profits overseas. It's a price we can't afford to pay:
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-$380 million
What two overseas tax loopholes used by corporations (GILTI & FDDEI) cost Oregon taxpayers per biennium.
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-$641 million
Revenue we lose over the next 6 years to full Bonus Depreciation, which allows corporations to get an Oregon tax cut for out-of-state investments.
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-$80 million
The cost to Oregon taxpayers of a tax loophole for wealthy investors who sell certain stocks (QSBS).
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