Douglas Berg - Oregon Commentary by Douglas Berg

About Douglas Berg

Progressive curmudgeon who believes capitalism should work for everyone and the solution to the homeless crisis is affordable housing, not law enforcement

Why the PERS Unfunded Liability Doesn’t Matter

If you are like most people in Oregon, including state […]

By Douglas Berg|2019-02-07T13:55:28+00:00February 7, 2019|3 Comments

Board Policies, Complacent Investment Council Fuel PERS Cost Increases

It was very disappointing to see no mention in Kate […]

By Douglas Berg|2019-01-12T09:48:15+00:00January 12, 2019|0 Comments

PERS Investments: Oregon Investment Council Can Do Better

This is a transcript of my remarks to […]

By Douglas Berg|2019-01-05T15:50:05+00:00January 5, 2019|0 Comments

Our Wake-Up Call

I wrote this while still in shock after the 2016 […]

By Douglas Berg|2019-01-05T15:30:24+00:00January 5, 2019|6 Comments

Understand Big Picture Around Uber and Lyft

I wrote this as the Eugene City Council was debating […]

By Douglas Berg|2019-01-05T14:39:33+00:00January 5, 2019|0 Comments

Special Interests Hurt Oregon with Bad Ballot Measures

Here’s something I wrote […]

By Douglas Berg|2019-01-05T14:19:31+00:00January 5, 2019|0 Comments

Work with taxes we have. Don’t create new ones.

I wrote this piece during the last session […]

By Douglas Berg|2019-01-05T14:06:59+00:00January 5, 2019|0 Comments

Measure 97 Will Shatter the Oregon Economy

Measure 97 is one of the most ill-conceived initiatives ever […]

By Douglas Berg|2021-12-01T15:08:15+00:00September 1, 2016|0 Comments

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