By:
Gene Perry
March 22, 2012 // Updated: May 2, 2019
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States without an income tax rely on other taxes to fund government. Far from discovering magical, revenue boosting powers by not having an income tax, these states simply charge higher sales and property taxes.
A new report from the Center…
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On April 5th, Oklahoma Policy Institute is hosting a forum, “Eliminating the Income Tax: Silver Bullet or Fool’s Gold,” from 1:30 to 3:30 pm at the Oklahoma History Center in Oklahoma City. Several of Oklahoma’s most respected economists and economic…
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This week marks two years since landmark health care reform legislation, the Affordable Care Act (ACA), was signed into law. While some of the law’s major provisions have yet to take effect, many of the rule-changes and programs that have…
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As Oklahoma’s tax debate unfolds, it has been encouraging to hear a rising chorus of influential voices insist that any tax plan must be revenue neutral. Given deep cuts that state agencies have absorbed in recent years and the long-term…
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The United States Supreme Court is gearing up for oral argument in what is sure to be a landmark case in American history – the multi-state challenge to the Affordable Care Act, the federal health reform law passed by Congress…
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By:
Kate Richey
March 16, 2012 // Updated: October 17, 2012
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