Here are some great resources about tax and revenue systems in Oregon and across the nation. These are a great starting point for anyone interested in the financial structure of state government, who pays what in taxes and where our tax-dollars go.
Who Pays? A Distributional Analysis of the Tax Systems in All 50 States. Published by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy. November, 2009. This is a fascinating, state-by-state assessment of the fairness of each state’s tax system, focusing on what portion of income each income bracket pays in taxes.
2011 Oregon Public Finance – Basic Facts. Published by Oregon’s Legislative Revenue Office, this report breaks down Oregon’s financial situation–including where Oregon gets its revenue, historical statistics about tax collection and how we compare to other states.
