Articles
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Budget & Tax
Revisionist history
Some folks will say or do just about anything to get their hands on more of your tax dollars.Jonathan Small | April 28, 2017
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Budget & Tax
Government’s fair share
If you think every institution in Oklahoma is paying its fair share of taxes, think again.Jonathan Small | April 21, 2017
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Budget & Tax, Law & Principles
Workers' comp reform is working
For decades, advocates of growth and prosperity for Oklahoma argued for three crucial reforms: income tax cuts, right to work, and reform of our costly, unwieldy workers' compensation system.Mike Brake | April 7, 2017
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Budget & Tax
A look at TSET
The fund for TSET has become large enough that it can sustain current programs and research.Curtis Shelton | April 7, 2017
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Budget & Tax, Law & Principles
Was it legal to drain Oklahoma’s rainy day fund?
Gov. Mary Fallin’s administration has drained Oklahoma’s Constitutional Reserve Fund, often called the Rainy Day Fund.Trent England | April 3, 2017
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Budget & Tax
End tax cronyism in Oklahoma
By taking bipartisan aim at tax cronyism, Oklahoma can unlock an economy of the future.William Freeland | April 1, 2017
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Budget & Tax
Tax Foundation explains soda tax flaws
If the role of government is to protect individual rights and freedoms, politicians should not be making policies that manipulate people’s choices or target particular citizens for exercising those freedoms to pay more than their fair share of the cost of government.Curtis Shelton | March 27, 2017
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Budget & Tax
What drives income tax revenues: Tax rates or economic growth?
Examining the data suggests that employment level seem to have driven changes in income tax collections more than tax rates over the last decade in Oklahoma.Curtis Shelton | March 27, 2017
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Budget & Tax
A public letter to state lawmakers
In the past few days a number of memos, emails and letters have been distributed regarding solutions to Oklahoma’s current budget challenge.Jonathan Small & Larry Parman | March 12, 2017
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Budget & Tax
State revenue makeup
It is no secret Oklahoma has seen tough times the last few years because of the decline of oil prices.Curtis Shelton | March 7, 2017