STREET SMART ECONOMICS | Investing in enforcement of tax laws could bring in over a trillion dollars in government revenue In this U.S., the heaviest taxes fall on people with the least income, despite the insults you hear about so-called “makers and take ...
28 Apr 2021 - Mary King
STREET SMART ECONOMICS | Prepare to step up locally, in case the feds don’t The crisis of affordable housing can only be met by a well-funded government program to buy, renovate and build excellent public housing. The private sector has not and will not m ...
17 Feb 2021 - Mary King
STREET SMART ECONOMICS | The pandemic widened the gap between rich and poor, but the Legislature could provide remedies Terrible news of death and economic destruction due to the pandemic dominates the headlines, hitting hardest at the health and economic ...
23 Dec 2020 - Mary King
STREET SMART ECONOMICS | Shifts in policy appear more possible now than they have in decades Millions of people in the streets calling for an end to police violence against Black people have given a push to policy changes that have been stalled for decade ...
30 Sep 2020 - Mary King
COMMENTARY | You can help get the UP NOW campaign on the November ballot Educators — from early childhood to college faculty — and economists support free, universally available, high-quality, play-based preschool for every child whose family wishes to en ...
23 Jun 2020 - Suzanne Cohen and Angie Garcia and Mary King
COMMENTARY | The feds should pay people to stay home while investing in a long-term recovery plan The death toll and suffering due to the coronavirus pandemic has been much worse in the U.S. than elsewhere. It didn’t have to be. Fortunately, we can still ...
27 May 2020 - Mary King
COMMENTARY | Their real goal may be to stop us from making them pay their fair share Two business associations have filed a legal challenge to Metro’s proposed May 2020 ballot measure to prevent and reduce homelessness. The grocers and manufacturers group ...
21 Mar 2020 - Mary King
STREET SMART ECONOMICS | Pre-K education should be the right of all of our children This fall, we could vote for free, year-round, high quality preschool for all 3-, 4- and 5-year-olds in Multnomah County, paid for with a county income tax on households w ...
24 Jan 2020 - Mary King
COMMENTARY | Investment giants are inflating Portland housing prices, a local expert argues Local systems analyst M.K. Hanson is speaking out about massive financial firms speculating in Portland housing. She persuasively makes the case that Portland hous ...
13 Sep 2019 - Mary King
COMMENTARY | Oregon business lobbyists scapegoat public workers while ignoring corporate responsibility for budget cuts The Oregon Legislature is planning a pay cut for public employees, as a big part of a package to restructure the deficits caused by the ...
10 May 2019 - Mary King