Oregon's unemployed deserve a break.
However, few voters currently know that if the tax fairness ballot measures are approved, over 270,000 unemployed Oregonians will get a tax cut.
Under the new law, the first $2,400 in benefits for the unemployed will be exempt from state taxation in 2009. At the same time, a vote for tax fairness will maintain critical services that these citizens need more than ever by ensuring that thousands of teachers, nurses, and police officers will be able to keep working hard for Oregon.
Unfortunately, US Bank is not on their side.
US Bank is the largest bank in Oregon. It is also the issuer of the ReliaCard, a "prepaid Visa" card through which out-of-work Oregonians receive their unemployment benefits. As a result, hundreds of thousands of US Bank's unemployed customers would get a tax cut if Oregonians vote YES for tax fairness.
However, US Bank is opposing these efforts. It is simple - if the big banks win, out of work Oregonians will lose.
Sign our petition demanding that US Bank stop hurting its unemployed customers