By:
Gene Perry
March 22, 2012 // Updated: May 2, 2019
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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By:
David Blatt
October 5, 2011 // Updated: May 2, 2019
Many state political and business leaders are clamoring to do away with Oklahoma’s personal income tax, the state’s single largest revenue source, while acknowledging the need to maintain sufficient tax revenue to fund basic services. One influential participant in the…
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By:
Gene Perry
August 30, 2011 // Updated: May 2, 2019
With the Governor and legislative leaders talking about doing away with Oklahoma’s state income tax, it’s worth taking a look at how the tax affects Oklahomans and why it is important. In an OK Policy fact sheet released today, we…
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This week at OK Policy we reviewed the state’s FY ’12 budget agreement on our blog. We applaud leadership…
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By:
Gene Perry
April 13, 2011 // Updated: May 1, 2019
In two years of recession and slow recovery, Oklahoma’s public services have struggled to get by with less. Oklahoma families, businesses and communities are feeling the impact in far-ranging ways, including increased class sizes, higher tuition rates, fewer mental health…
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By:
Gene Perry
April 11, 2011 // Updated: May 2, 2019
The state budget crisis has put nearly all public services under intense scrutiny. With most state agencies taking cuts of 15 percent or higher, and more cuts expected, public officials have been forced to streamline operations, eliminating both waste and…
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By:
Kate Richey
March 4, 2011 // Updated: July 25, 2015
What’s up this week at Oklahoma Policy Institute? The Weekly Wonk is dedicated to this week’s events, publications, and blog posts.
While tax day is still over a month away, the state tax structure got some serious attention this week…
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By:
Kate Richey
February 25, 2011 // Updated: July 25, 2015
What’s up this week at Oklahoma Policy Institute? The Weekly Wonk is dedicated to this week’s events, publications, and blog posts.
Our series on marriage promotion continued Monday with two perspectives from new staff, Kate Richey and Gene Perry. The…
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By:
Gene Perry
February 22, 2011 // Updated: May 2, 2019
Oklahoma’s tax system is broken. Despite a recovering economy, the state is unable to raise enough revenue to sustain core public services. The strains will only increase over time as we cope with a rapidly aging population, unfunded pension obligations,…
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With state revenue collections seeing their steepest plunge in a generation, Oklahoma is enduring a tough year of state budget cuts that are already having a harmful effect on families, communities and the economy. However, while the severity of this…
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