by Sheryll Poe, Free Enterprise U.S. Chamber of Commerce The fiscal cliff, the combination of automatic tax hikes and spending cuts set to take effect on January 1, 2013, is weighing heavily on the shoulders of business owners, including Rick McNeel and Theresa Kern. McNeel is president and CEO of […]

CNN takes on Black Friday sales pitches that have ramped up during our holiday season.

By Career Builders, CAs Americans prepare to give thanks, co-workers may play a role in many Thanksgiving celebrations. Nearly one-in-five (19 percent) workers say they plan to celebrate Thanksgiving with co-workers either in or out of the office. A new CareerBuilder Thanksgiving survey was conducted nationally online by Harris Interactive© […]

By Josh Lehner Oregon Office of Economic Analysis Blog. Recent tax collections have matched forecast relatively well, resulting in only a minor change in the forecast The economic outlook has improved slightly over the medium term raising Personal Income Taxes along with it On net General Fund and Lottery Fund […]

By Oregon Tax News The economic impact of high student debt is a growing concern as more young adults are entering the workforce with a staggering debt burden and limited employment options.  Some experts say the student loan industry is a bubble similar to the housing bubble that popped five […]

Columbia River Crossing Bridge knocked by taxpayer group By Oregon Tax News  The watchdog taxpayer group, Taxpayers for Common Sense (TCS), has included the Columbia River Crossing Bridge in its list of what it terms “common sense cuts to avoid the fiscal cliff.” The cuts total $2.0 trillion, which is […]

Top 25 richest people of all time by celebrity net worth (adjusted for inflation). 1. Mansa Musa I (Malian Empire 1280-1337) – Net Worth $400 Billion 2. The Rothschild Family – $350 Billion 3. John D. Rockefeller (Richest single American who ever lived) – Net Worth $340 Billion 4. Andrew […]

Bloomberg business video gives stock tips on how to survive the upcoming fiscal tax cliff.

by Sheryll Poe, Free Enterprise U.S. Chamber of Commerce Power company workers from Decatur Utilities drove hours from Alabama to lend a hand in New Jersey restoring electricity to the thousands who desperately needed it, only to be told by the local power company workers union they were not welcome […]

Recreational Marijuana in Washington: Now What? By Paula A. Barran and Iris K. Tilley Barran Liebman Oregon Law Firm As of this writing, it appears that Washington is going to pass Initiative Measure 502 which begins: “The people intend to stop treating adult marijuana use as a crime and try […]