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We Told You So
The 2007 Oregon legislature capped interest rates on payday loans, effectively putting the…
Read News DetailA New Day for Portland Transportation: Spending Should Match Utilization
Observers of Portland transportation have long criticized local politicians for spending billions of…
Read News DetailSpending to Stop Climate Change Flunks the Common Sense Test
Summary Al Gore’s recent Nobel Peace Prize for his work on climate change…
Read News DetailTriple Failure: New Report Examines the Effects of Portland’s 18-Year-Old Polystyrene Foam Ban
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Read News DetailSustainable Failure: Why Portland's Polystyrene Foam Ban Should Be Repealed
Introduction In the summer of 1988, Portland City Commissioner Bob Koch introduced an…
Read News Detail“Assets” Are More Than Just “Stuff”
Poverty, economic development and fairness are words often used when speaking about income…
Read News DetailThe Dilemma of a Bifurcated Social Policy
Summary The root of the contemporary American dilemma about how much to spend…
Read News DetailGet a raise? Pay more for your latte
Oregon taxpayers soon will receive checks in the mail representing 18.6 percent of…
Read News DetailKicker Envy
Summary Individual Oregon income taxpayers are set to receive a record $1.1 billion…
Read News DetailAdvocate for Ownership
Presidential hopefuls, policy wonks and advocates from the Left have given the idea…
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