Oregon voters will likely decide in November whether to establish a historic universal basic income program that would give each state resident about $750 a year from increased corporate taxes.
Supporters of the concept say they likely have enough signatures to put it on the ballot this fall, and opponents are taking them seriously…
“It looks really good. It’s really exciting,” said Anna Martinez, a Portland hairstylist who helped form the group behind the campaign, Oregon People’s Rebate, in 2020. If approved by voters, the program would take effect in January 2025.
Most of Portland’s business community opposes the proposal. Here is the complete storyvia Mark W.
