Learn About Taxes & Budgets

Fact Sheets - PDF files

Where do your tax dollars go?

How does Oregon pay for schools?

What should we do about tax breaks?

Do taxes change Oregon's economy?

How much does an Oregon family spend on services?

How do spending limits work?

How can we cut waste in government?

Does Oregon spend too much on schools?

How can Oregon get more revenue?

Why does state spending keep going up?

How does the Oregon income tax work?

How does the Oregon property tax work?

How can I get more information?

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What Oregonians Need to Know about Taxes & Budgets

Visit the download center for resources to help you talk about taxes.

The Latest from Citizens for Oregon's Future:

  • Survey Shows Voters Lack Facts
    We asked 398 Oregon voters for their opinions about spending on schools and other government services. Read our survey report and learn what we found.

  • Revenue Option Fact Sheet Revised
    Get the updated numbers from our newly reissued fact sheet “How Can Oregon Get More Revenue”.

  • Thanks volunteers for helping make Tax Day 2005 a big success. Because of your efforts thousands of Oregonians learned more about where their tax dollars go. Check our Tax Day Report to read media coverage of our tax day activities.

Let's talk about how to pay for Oregon

What changes are needed in Oregon's tax and budget systems to provide adequate funding for the public services that Oregonians want and need?

Citizens for Oregon's Future is working to help Oregonians get the facts they need to make the best decisions.

Let's get the facts on the table

Oregonians need good tools to do the hard work of reforming Oregon's tax system. Years and years of political campaign advertising slanted in every direction has created confusion across the state.

Now is the time for Oregon communities to take a look at the basic facts and ask the basic questions:
- Who pays?
- How much?
- Where does it go?
- Why does everything keep getting more expensive?
- What are the options for change?
- What can we do now?

Learn More

You can find the answers to your questions and links to lots more information right here, right now.

Help Others Learn More

You can download and print out fact sheets (see sidebar) that will help answer the questions of friends and family. Start talking about how to pay for Oregon.

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Groups and organizations of all sizes and varieties can play an important role in helping to figure out how to pay for Oregon. You can schedule a presentation for your group.

Lead a Discussion

You can download all the materials you need to make an illustrated presentation in various formats. You can use our text or you can pick and choose the facts and tools that you think are most important. You can speak to existing organizations or you can invite a group of friends to your home. You don’t need to wait, you can start today.

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You can make a contribution, volunteer to help, or join our mailing list. You can get more information about our training that helps folks prepare to lead discussions on taxes and budgets.