12.11.25 Policy for the People Examines the Policies Behind Income Inequality

In this episode of Policy for the People they break down the latest data on income inequality in Oregon. Oregon Center for Public Policy policy analyst Tyler Mac Innis explains that the gap separating the rich and everyone else remains vast. And going forward, the budget bill enacted by Congress earlier this year — a package containing tax cuts mainly benefiting the rich — threatens to worsen inequality in the years to come. Which makes the case for inequality in health, economic mobility, and democracy are the result of policy choices—not inevitability.