Articles
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Budget & Tax
A Look Back at Oklahoma's Tax Burden
The chart below shows the composition of Oklahoma's state and local tax burden, as a percent of personal income, from fiscal year (FY) 1950 to 2008.J. Scott Moody & Wendy Warcholik, Ph.D. | May 1, 2009
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Education
Oklahoma Parents Getting False Impression
Nearly every state in the country, including Oklahoma, administers achievement tests to public school students in the K-12 years to determine, among other things, who is proficient (at or above grade level) in reading and mathematics skills.David V. Anderson | May 1, 2009
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Education
The real cost of public education
It’s time to use proper accounting to figure Oklahoma’s per-pupil expenditures. Here’s a step-by-step guide for policymakers.Steve Anderson | May 1, 2009
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Good Government
Creeping Socialism Shouldn't Surprise Us
As you know, OCPA is devoted to the principles of free enterprise and limited government. Our research and analysis covers such issues as taxation, health care, civil justice, and more.Brandon Dutcher | May 1, 2009
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Education
Objectivity-strapped reporting
What do you call an Oklahoma school district that spends $17,053 per pupil? "Cash-strapped," of course!Brandon Dutcher | April 20, 2009
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Good Government
Towards maturity
"Just imagine if we can modernize government and become more efficient and not have to replace all those people."Brandon Dutcher | April 17, 2009
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Budget & Tax
Crowding Out Oklahoma's Private Sector
This year's budget hole at the state capitol is big. And if the politicians' reluctance to tap the Rainy Day Fund is any indication, next year's hole could be even bigger.Brandon Dutcher | April 15, 2009
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Budget & Tax
Have Tax Dollars, Will Travel
By focusing thousands of eyes on frivolous, careless, and just plain wasteful spending that is being done with your tax dollars, we can start to expose the unacceptable patterns of abuse that are apparently being practiced-not only in higher education, but throughout state government.Steve Anderson | April 14, 2009
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Education
School Choice in Obama's America and Our Oklahoma
In Barack Obama's America, there's good news and bad news for advocates of school choice. The same is true in Oklahoma.Patrick B. McGuigan | April 13, 2009
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Budget & Tax
Tax burden would appall founders
For as Jefferson said in his first inaugural address: "a wise and frugal Government ... shall leave [men] free to regulate their own pursuits of industry and improvement, and shall not take from the mouth of labor the bread it has earned."Brandon Dutcher | April 13, 2009