Testimony of Eric Fruits, Ph.D. Submitted to Portland City Council
September 19, 2023 Re: Agenda Item 798—Portland Clean Energy Community Benefits Fund (PCEF)…
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Snowstorm Shows Taxpayers the City of Portland’s Dystopian Side
By Eric Fruits, Ph.D. Last week’s snowstorm was more than a snow-pocalypse, it…
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Are Taxes Driving People Out of Portland?
By Eric Fruits, Ph.D. The Census just released the latest population estimates and,…
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Legislators Can Work Less Instead of Asking for More Pay
By Micah Perry Everyone loves getting a raise. Our Oregon state legislators are…
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Make Oregon the Opportunity State
By Eric Fruits, Ph.D. Oregonians blame Californians for many of our state’s woes….
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Oregon’s new cigarette taxes will hurt, not help, low-income residents
By Rachel Dawson Oregon couldn’t let a new year commence without the rollout…
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Press Release: METRO GOVERNMENT’S INAPPROPRIATE USE OF TAX DOLLARS TO PROMOTE NEW PAYROLL TAX TO VOTERS
Cascade Policy Institute urges Metro Auditor and the Oregon Secretary of State to…
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Metro’s Untimely, Nonsensical Light-Rail Project
By John A. Charles, Jr. Last month, the Metro Council voted to send…
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Portland Politicians Suffer From the Edifice Complex
By Eric Fruits, Ph.D. On July 24th, the New York Times ran a…
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Metro’s $700,000 Sentiment
By Helen Cook On June 25th, Metro approved $700,000 in taxpayer money for…
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May 8 Should Be Declared “Fix PERS Now Day”
By Eric Fruits, Ph.D. The Oregon Education Association is organizing a statewide walk-out…
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Fake Leadership
By John A. Charles, Jr. Governor Kate Brown’s proposed two-year general fund budget…
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Metro’s Bond Measure 26-199 Raises Taxes on Homeowners, Requires No Accountability for Money Spent
By Miranda Bonifield Metro claims Measure 26-199 is designed to address affordable housing,…
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Throwing Money at Homelessness Is a Failed Strategy
By John A. Charles, Jr. Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler hopes to spend $31…
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What’s Better for Low-Skilled Workers: Higher Minimum Wages or Lower Taxes?
By Kathryn Hickok What’s better for welfare recipients and low-skilled workers: a higher…
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Facing Reality – Suggestions to balance Oregon’s budget without raising taxes
Contributors: Jeff Kropf; Steve Buckstein, Eric Fruits, Ph.D. Summary Despite an eight percent…
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Resurrecting User Fees in Public Finance: A Prescription for Lowering the Cost and Improving the Fairness of Public Services
By Randall Pozdena, Ph.D. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The share of personal income collected as…
Read Blog DetailFacing Reality 2013: Ideas to Reset Oregon’s Budget and Recharge Its Economy
By Karla Kay Edwards Steve Buckstein Americans for Prosperity-Oregon and Cascade Policy Institute…
Read Blog DetailFocus on Measure 5: An Alternative Analysis of Measure Five’s Impact on State and Local Government
By Vernon S. White Why This Report? Depending on your viewpoint, the property…
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