Taxes and Spending

Tax Payers Are Not Getting the Full Story About Income Tax Collections

June 24, 2008

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How Many Oklahomans Does It Take to Fund One Governement Job?

January 24, 2008

It takes 15 Oklahomans in the private sector to fund one Oklahoma state government job, according to recent research by OCPA. And it takes 25 Oklahomans in the private sector to fund one Oklahoma local government job. Read More >

Oklahoma Has Too Many Government Employees

November 13, 2007

According to the Bureau of Economic Analysis,1 in 2006 Oklahoma's state and local governments employed 271,656 people (full and part time), or 17.7 percent of the state labor force. Of the total, Oklahoma state government employed 83,769 people and local governments employed 187,887 people. Read More >

Pro-Growth Tax and Budget Policies for Oklahoma

November 07, 2007

The following testimony was given by Donna Arduin to the Oklahoma House Revenue and Taxation Subcommittee on November 6, 2007. Oklahoma imposes a relatively low tax burden: total state and local tax revenues are 9.0% of total state personal income. Nationally, the average state and local tax revenues are 11.0% of total state personal income. Very low property tax bu... Read More >

Campaign Blasts Spending

May 23, 2006

OCPA is taking aim at runaway state government spending with its new "Hey, Big Spender" initiative. Read More >

Why an Income Tax Cut Would Be Good for Oklahoma

May 03, 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 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 to other states - the total... Read More >

Throwing Rocks at the Castle--and Making a Difference

December 13, 2005

by Brian Hobbs After more than 50 years in real estate, Oklahoma City's Tom Waken knows how to spot a good deal. He has been involved in the successful renovation and sale of countless important properties, such as the Gold Dome on Classen Boulevard. His keen eye for business, though, enables him to spot a bad deal, as well. And a bad deal was looming on the horizo... Read More >

Capitol Business: Trying to Consolidate State Agencies a Tough Job

November 28, 2005

by William O. Pitts The Journal Record 11/28/2005 Want to tilt at windmills in the Legislature? Try passing legislation combining state agencies and saving taxpayers money. You have about as much chance as Don Quixote. Ask State Rep. Lucky Lamons, D-Tulsa. Last session he introduced House Bill 1666 to consolidate the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation a... Read More >

TABOR Still Fine for Oklahoma

November 05, 2005

The most recent Sunday edition of The Oklahoman featured two columns on TABOR. On the anti-TABOR side was the government-funded Community Action Project of Tulsa County. On the pro-TABOR side was none other than OCPA president Mark Nichols. Read More >

What Oklahoma Can Learn from Colorado's Mistake

November 04, 2005

By Barry Poulson On November 1 Colorado voters approved Referendum C, permitting the state to retain and spend $3.7 billion in surplus revenue above the TABOR limit, rather than rebating that money to taxpayers. Voters did not approve Referendum D to issue new debt. Other states, including Oklahoma, can learn a great deal from this outcome. The most important provi... Read More >

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