Articles
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Budget & Tax, Law & Principles
Free Market Friday: A threat to prosperity
This week, state Supreme Court justices heard arguments regarding the constitutionality of Senate Bill 1246, which cuts the state personal income tax if revenue targets are met. Those who oppose personal income tax cuts in Oklahoma are voicing their support for this challenge.Michael Carnuccio | October 17, 2014
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Energy
Debunking big fracking myths
There remain fears about hydraulic fracturing and horizontal drilling (techniques used to reach shale oil and gas). However, the four primary myths used by fracking opponents to create paranoia and fear can be easily debunked.Lauren Aragon | October 16, 2014
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Education
School choice ‘will raise teacher salaries’
The average member of the public says one out of every five teachers is unsatisfactory. Clearly we need better teachers; the question is how to get themBrandon Dutcher | October 7, 2014
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Law & Principles
For Customer Service Week, celebrate free markets
Here is a quiz in honor of Customer Service Week. Which kind of business environment is most likely to lead to good customer service? A. Lots of competition to win and keep customersB. Little or no competition (a monopoly or a cartel)Trent England | October 6, 2014
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Health Care
Free Market Friday: OKC a leader in affordable care
Health care is not expensive. What people are being charged for is another matter altogether.Michael Carnuccio | October 3, 2014
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Law & Principles
Explaining the Constitution
For at least a century, the Constitution has been under attack by politicians, judges, and academics. President Woodrow Wilson called for a more flexible “Darwinian” interpretation of the Constitution. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer argues the text should be manipulated to serve his own “democratic” ideals. For many Americans, none of this is a big deal.Trent England | September 30, 2014
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Education
Free Market Friday: Give them what they want
When it comes to improving education, what can Oklahoma learn from other countries?Michael Carnuccio | September 26, 2014
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Health Care
Medicaid expansion bad for states
So, kudos to policymakers for choosing to avoid the Affordable Care Act’s Medicaid expansion, in any form. Oklahoma lawmakers should be commended for evaluating Medicaid reform possibilities and protecting taxpayers and funding for core government services, as well as a safety net for the truly needy.Lauren Aragon | September 19, 2014
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Energy
Free Market Friday: Fuel for employment
The exhaustive amounts of data analyzed in the book reveal that a state’s public policies on taxes, energy and worker freedom have a huge effect on its growth and the opportunity afforded its residents.Michael Carnuccio | September 19, 2014
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Good Government
Optimism or liberalism: Grow the pie or fight over the pieces?
The left will win if Americans believe the best they can do is fight for economic scraps. Those who believe in the possibility of a brighter economic future, on the other hand, are likely to want that economy to be free.Trent England | September 19, 2014