Oregon taxpayers may have heard they would be getting a big, fat kicker check on their 2019 taxes. The tax credit would be worth about $180 for people making between $35,000 and $36,000 and more for people making more.
But what happens when Oregon lawmakers face the prospect of returning money to taxpayers? The Legislature’s unofficial maxim — thou shalt not give taxpayers their money back — blazes brightly enough to make the Capitol dome glow.
There’s a proposal this session to essentially do away with the kicker. And there’s a proposal to shrink the 2019 kicker check. Both should be rejected.
