June 2006 Volume 13 Number 6

School Choice Tax Credits: What Oklahoma Can Learn from Pennsylvania

June 01, 2006

As a general rule, business people have well-deserved reputations as no-nonsense, bottom- line-oriented individuals who make investments with an eye on both short-term and long-term returns. Business owners also have a keen understanding of the role that market forces and competitive pressures play in consistently improving the products and services they offer custom... Read More >

Why Income Tax Cuts Are Good for Oklahoma

June 01, 2006

Oklahoma would benefit from a major reform of its income tax system that includes a broad-based income tax cut for Oklahoma taxpayers. There are two basic reasons that further income tax reform is needed. First, Oklahoma's tax burden (commonly defined as a ratio of tax collections to personal income) over the last several decades has been inching up relative t... Read More >

Stossel Digs for the Truth

June 01, 2006

If you're one of the millions of people who have watched John Stossel's incisive and hard-hitting reports on ABC's 20/20 over the years, you know that he's one of the best reporters in the business. But you may not know that he's also an entertaining speaker - one who knows how to bring a crowd to its feet with a unique blend of truth and humor. The speech tha... Read More >

Universal Preschool May Be a Lemon...

June 01, 2006

Backers of universal preschool claim it will improve public education in America. Much research suggests otherwise. States across the country are looking to early education programs to improve student performance. According to the Education Commission of the States, 40 states and Washington, D.C. fund pre-K programs. Georgia and Oklahoma offer universal pre-K to... Read More >

...But Let's Make Some School-Choice Lemonade

June 01, 2006

An astonishing 68 percent of Oklahoma?s four-year-olds are in preschool, an enrollment percentage which ranks Oklahoma first in the nation. But just because the ;vernment provides preschool education doesn?t mean the ;vernment has to produce all of it. Parents should be able to choose the preschool program, public or private, best suited to the needs of each individual c... Read More >

The Road to Wealth is Paved with Innovations

June 01, 2006

The solutions to society's problems involve much more than the proper use of the proper tool. So, then, what causes a society to be wealthy and prosperous? Read More >

Promised Revenues Not Showing Up

June 01, 2006

One of the most important jobs of any governor is to act as a CEO and financial steward of the state. History will no doubt look at the creation of a state lottery, the opening of the state to casino gambling, and the large increase in the tobacco tax as some of the most significant items of Henry's first term. The Lottery On March 20, 2002, state Senator Brad... Read More >

Everywhere At Once

June 01, 2006

OCPA is very busy these days, because there is more demand for free-market ideas than ever before. That means there is also more demand for our time. Policy-makers are asking us for our expertise on a wide array of issues. Organizations throughout Oklahoma are calling us for speaking engagements. The media want to interview us on timely topics that affect taxpayers... Read More >

Quote Unquote

June 01, 2006

?Personally, I liked the university. They gave us money and facilities. We didn?t have to produce anything. You?ve never been out of college. You don?t know what it?s like out there. I?ve worked in the private sector. They expect results!? Dr. Raymond Stantz, a parapsychology professor played by Dan Aykroyd in the 1984 comedy ?Ghostbusters? ?Senator [Stratton] Taylor ... Read More >

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