2016 OR Governor's race: on Tax Reform


Bud Pierce: Tax relief on mid-tier income earners, to create more jobs

Pierce's campaign focuses on bringing economic prosperity to the state. His main idea is that most of the problems Oregon faces can be fixed by creating more jobs. Establishing a well-trained, well-prepared work force alongside a booming private sector is the key. "The more people we can employ with real jobs, the better our society will be," he said.

Some of the ways he wants to achieve this is through tax relief on mid-tier income and by providing more affordable post-secondary education for students. He also supports programs that support career technical education, such as Measure 98, which would require state funding for dropout-prevention and career and college readiness.

Beyond growing the private sector, Pierce also highlighted his belief that private industry could help run state agencies more efficiently. "The government has to live within the realm of what it has," Pierce said. "It can't keep going to the citizens asking for more money, it needs to learn how to manage money."

Source: Portland Tribune on 2016 Oregon Gubernatorial race

Kate Brown: Need more taxes from business to support basic needs

Brown said, "I think it's really important that we have additional revenue to meet Oregon's basic needs," during a legislative session preview. Brown has proposed trying to appease businesses and labor groups that are pushing for either a $15- or $13.50-an-hour minimum wage. Her proposal would raise the minimum wage to $15.52 in the Portland metro area and $13.50 everywhere else by 2022. Still, she said there's no path forward on avoiding the business tax measure.
Source: Bend Bulletin on 2016 Oregon gubernatorial race Jan 27, 2016

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Candidates and political leaders on Tax Reform:

Retired Senate as of Jan. 2015:
GA:Chambliss(R)
IA:Harkin(D)
MI:Levin(D)
MT:Baucus(D)
NE:Johanns(R)
OK:Coburn(R)
SD:Johnson(D)
WV:Rockefeller(D)

Resigned from 113th House:
AL-1:Jo Bonner(R)
FL-19:Trey Radel(R)
LA-5:Rod Alexander(R)
MA-5:Ed Markey(D)
MO-9:Jo Ann Emerson(R)
NC-12:Melvin Watt(D)
SC-1:Tim Scott(R) 		Retired House to run for Senate or Governor:
AR-4:Tom Cotton(R)
GA-1:Jack Kingston(R)
GA-10:Paul Broun(R)
GA-11:Phil Gingrey(R)
HI-1:Colleen Hanabusa(D)
IA-1:Bruce Braley(D)
LA-6:Bill Cassidy(R)
ME-2:Mike Michaud(D)
MI-14:Gary Peters(D)
MT-0:Steve Daines(R)
OK-5:James Lankford(R)
PA-13:Allyson Schwartz(D)
TX-36:Steve Stockman(R)
WV-2:Shelley Capito(R) 		Retired House as of Jan. 2015:
AL-6:Spencer Bachus(R)
AR-2:Tim Griffin(R)
CA-11:George Miller(D)
CA-25:Howard McKeon(R)
CA-33:Henry Waxman(D)
CA-45:John Campbell(R)
IA-3:Tom Latham(R)
MN-6:Michele Bachmann(R)
NC-6:Howard Coble(R)
NC-7:Mike McIntyre(D)
NJ-3:Jon Runyan(R)
NY-4:Carolyn McCarthy(D)
NY-21:Bill Owens(D)
PA-6:Jim Gerlach(R)
UT-4:Jim Matheson(D)
VA-8:Jim Moran(D)
VA-10:Frank Wolf(R)
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