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“It’s true that Oklahoma in some respects has done well and has come back from the recession. We have low unemployment and we’ve had a growing economy. But we’ve also, at the same time, had the largest cuts to schools in the country and you see the effects from … repeated tax cuts and growing tax breaks. We have short-term prosperity due to this oil and gas boom. But by cutting all of these important services that are important for business and for the economy, as much as they are for the average citizens, then we’re hurting our economy in the long run.”
– OK Policy policy director Gene Perry, speaking about the source of Oklahoma’s budget crisis in the midst of an oil and gas boom (source: bit.ly/1ik0lCY).
