Asset Ownership Project
The Asset Ownership Project seeks to empower individuals and families by freeing them from dependence on government handouts and making them “owners.” Ownership gives people the independence, as well as the responsibility, to take more control of their lives.
Cascade’s Asset Ownership Project seeks to alleviate poverty by altering faulty and inefficient government programs into asset building programs. This project focuses on giving workers ownership of their unemployment benefits and retirement funds. Also, through the Wheels to Wealth project, Cascade has sought to increase personal wealth by helping to increase car ownership among low-income people.
Recent Publications
Testimony to House Committee on unemployment accounts
Click here to listen to the testimony. Christina Martin’s testimony to the House Interim Committee on Business and Labor starts at 41:00. Co-Chair Garrett, ... read more
Government Anesthesia
Nobody likes pain, but we need it. This may sound counterintuitive or cruel when you are suffering with an injury or illness, but severe dangers ... read more
Taking Work Personally: How Individual Accounts Reward Personal Responsibility
Recently, I had a long conversation with an owner of a bakery near Medford, Oregon. He told me of the problems his company faced due ... read more
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Unemployment Benefits Warrant a Second Look
Oregon’s legislature is currently rushing to approve bills that will extend unemployment insurance yet again. But legislators should pause to consider that while it may ... read more
Virginia, Don’t Stop Believing in Yourself
Do you believe in Santa Claus? By the time most of us stop believing in a literal Santa Claus, we are well on our way ... read more
