The Oregon AFL-CIO is Oregon's strong voice for the middle class.
We urge you to vote YES on Measures 66 and 67.

The unions of the Oregon AFL-CO represent over 225,000 middle class Oregonians from every part of the state. And it is the middle class that will benefit with a YES vote on Measures 66 & 67.

A recent study showed that CEO pay has grown to 364 times higher than what the average American makes – the widest gap in the world by far.

And while the middle class shrinks, bonuses and bailouts go to Wall Street Banks, credit card companies, their CEOs and lobbyists—those who created this recession in the first place. Here in Oregon, thanks to the $10 minimum, one customer pays more in overdraft fees and outrageous credit card finance charges than these corporations pay in Oregon taxes.

The rich get tax breaks and corporations pay only $10–the same amount they’ve paid since 1931.

It’s no wonder middle class families think they’re paying too much. The average Oregon family now pays more income taxes than 300 corporations pay–combined.

By passing Measures 66 and 67, we can finally begin to make it right.

Measures 66 and 67 are simple. They:

• Finally raise the corporate minimum tax of $10;
• Tax the richest households making over $250,000 a year;
• Provide immediate tax relief for 270,000 unemployed Oregonians;
• Fund the education and job training that will get our economy back on track.

If your family earns less than $250,000 dollars a year, you won’t pay a single penny more. Voting YES will put Oregon on a path to recovery while protecting middle class families who have been hurt by the economy. Voting YES means a small, fair tax increase on the richest Oregonians and big corporations, and tax relief for 270,000 unemployed Oregonians.

Please vote YES on Measures 66 and 67.