Oregon budget grows faster than population + inflation
A good test of budget growth versus people’s ability to pay is comparing it against population and inflation combined.
A service of the Taxpayer Association of Oregon Foundation.
A good test of budget growth versus people’s ability to pay is comparing it against population and inflation combined.
1996 – $56 million DMV software crash (1) 1999 – $200 million over-time scandal (2) 2000 – $1.4 billion the state neglected to collect (3) 2005 – $524 million hidden school fund uncovered by media (4) 2006 – $40 million in DUI fines un-collected (5) 2008 – $60 million Data Center boondoggle (6) 2009 –…
Looking at 35 years of Oregon State Budget Growth shows that Oregon has had a near perfect streak of positive growth except for one budget cycle.