Oregon voters will have the opportunity on Tuesday to vote on a first-in-the-nation ballot measure that would levy an additional tax on large corporations to be returned to the people as a basic-income "rebate."
The measure would increase the corporate minimum or corporate income tax by 3% on sales above $25 million, which in turn would provide the Beaver State’s 4 million people with an estimated $750 each, according to its chief proponent.
Antonio Gisbert, a former neuroscientist-turned-organizer and one-time representative for AFSCME, is the chief petitioner of the ballot measure. He told OpenDemocracy in a recent interview, "$750 annually can […]
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