More Oregonians are working multiple jobs, showing need for a stronger tax credit for workers

More Oregonians are working multiple jobs, showing need for a stronger tax credit for workers

The earned income tax credit will help families, columnist Tyler Mac Innis argues. (Getty Images)“No amount of budgeting right now is going to make up for the fact that we do not make enough to make a living,” says Ashley Salazar. She recently took on a second job, baking in the early hours of the morning before heading to a full-time job as a pharmacy technician.  Ashley’s story, featured in a recent KATU report, is an all-too-familiar refrain,…

Oregonians Work Multiple Jobs, Showing Need for Tax Credit for Workers - The Ashland Chronicle-Oregon

More Oregonians are working multiple jobs, showing need for a stronger tax credit for workers TYLER MAC INNIS MAY 13, 2025   The earned income tax credit will help families, columnist Tyler Mac Innis argues. (Getty Images) “No amount of budgeting right now is going to make up for the fact that we do not make enough to make a living,” says Ashley Salazar. She recently took on a second job, baking in the early hours of the morning before headi…

Guest Commentary: More Oregonians Working Multiple Jobs, Stronger State Tax Credits Can Help Fix That - The Corvallis Advocate

“No amount of budgeting right now is going to make up for the fact that we do not make enough to make a living,” says Ashley Salazar. She recently took on a second job, baking in the early hours of the morning before heading to a full-time job as a pharmacy technician. Ashley’s story, featured in a recent KATU report, is an all-too-familiar refrain, especially at a time when the cost of living is rising and tariffs are supercharging the trend. I…