Oregon is facing a $3.5 billion shortfall in funding for schools and basic services. At the same time, the state gives away more than $30 billion in tax breaks and giveaways.
The budget crisis means that lawmakers are considering deep cuts to classrooms and vital services. It means they’ll need to make decisions about how to protect our shared priorities.
What would you do? Cut classrooms? Close prisons? Take a knife to corporate tax breaks? Well, here’s your chance to try it for yourself. Click here or on the image below to try your hand with the Oregon Budget Widget, then share your results with your friends. (But beware, it’s not as easy as you might think!)
