OCPA has argued for years that Oklahoma’s state and local governments should not grow faster than population growth plus inflation, and they certainly shouldn’t grow faster than Oklahomans’ paychecks.
Alas, OCPA economist Scott Moody sends me his two latest charts.
... is more to blame for the state-budget crunch than the taxpayers’ unwillingness to pay taxes, acco...
According to a recent report by the Pew Center on the States, in 2008 Oklahoma’s unfunded pension liability...
Rasmussen reports today that "most Americans report their state currently has a budget crisis, and they con...
As I lecture around the country on the lessons of history, I am asked to look into the future. “Will a viab...
As of March 2010, 49 states faced budget deficits totaling $174.1 billion for the current fiscal year, with...
© Copyright 2013 Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs. All rights reserved
Download PDF
