Articles
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Education, Agriculture
Win-Win Solutions for Oklahoma Farmers and Needy Children
All the ideas discussed in this article are within state officials’ control. While policymakers cannot remove the risk of Oklahoma’s weather, the state can provide a more stable market that also provides a higher return to the state’s farmers by having the state’s elected officials and agencies act in concert for the benefit of all Oklahomans.Steve Anderson | September 1, 2015
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Agriculture
When Will Climate Scientists Say They Were Wrong?
Day after day, year after year, the hole that climate scientists have buried themselves in gets deeper and deeper. The longer that they wait to admit their overheated forecasts were wrong, the more they are going to harm all of science.Patrick J. Michaels | August 1, 2015
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Agriculture
Untapped Potential in Oklahoma High-Value Crops
Oklahoma still has a very large agricultural sector that continues to provide a substantial contribution to the state’s fiscal diversification and stability.Steve Anderson | July 1, 2015
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Agriculture
From Farm to Fork: Government Policies Distort Food and Agricultural Markets
Whatever the merits of farm subsidies and food stamps, these federal programs have economic consequences that distort food prices, create inefficiencies, drive up taxes, and create winners and losers. There may be other countervailing reasons why one might support such policies, but we ought to at least understand the economic consequences that food and farm create.Jayson Lusk | June 4, 2015
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Agriculture
From Farm to Fork: Government Policies Distort Food and Agricultural Markets
Whatever the merits of farm subsidies and food stamps, these federal programs have economic consequences that distort food prices, create inefficiencies, drive up taxes, and create winners and losers. There may be other countervailing reasons why one might support such policies, but we ought to at least understand the economic consequences that food and farm create.Jayson Lusk | June 1, 2015
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Budget & Tax, Agriculture
Unleashing Rural Opportunity in Oklahoma
In the long term, to maximize the economic-development impact of the ROZ and to establish the north-south corridor of processors, Oklahoma should continue to pursue a methodical, responsible phase-out of its income tax.Steve Anderson | April 8, 2015
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Agriculture
Who Should Decide What’s for Lunch?
“Mystery mush entrees, mystery mush desserts, and a solitary roll next to a mound of canned corn — teens are tweeting photos of these unappetizing school lunches under the hashtag #thanksmichelleobama,” USA Today reported last month.Jayson Lusk | December 17, 2014
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Agriculture
Latest federal overreach could harm farmers, ranchers
In a move that could have a major impact on Oklahoma farmers and ranchers, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed a new “waters of the United States” rule under the Clean Water Act.Jayson Lusk | July 23, 2014
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Agriculture
EPA’s Gina McCarthy dismisses citizen concerns, shows why federalism matters
The limits on federal power and the system of states known as federalism exist in the Constitution to protect people.Trent England | July 21, 2014
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Agriculture
Guiding principles for free-market agriculture policy
Earlier this year, the U.S. Congress passed a farm bill projected to cost almost a trillion dollars over the next 10 years. Most of the spending goes toward food and nutrition programs (like food stamps), but more than 15 percent of the total, or $14.6 billion per year, is allocated for farm commodity and crop insurance programs that subsidize farmers’ premiums, deductibles, or both.Jayson Lusk | May 9, 2014