One of the Republican candidates for governor used the phrase “green energy scams.” Oklahoma’s own IEC watchdog’s reports raise a fair follow-up question: which subsidies are being condemned on principle, and which ones survive?
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“Eliminate property taxes” sounds great—
until you ask one question: who pays instead?
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Tax cuts sound good—until you ask one question:
Where does the money come from? Kansas tried it. The math didn’t work.
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We didn’t end income redistribution. We reversed it.
How Trickle-Up Economics is reshaping the American system
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The land isn’t blowing away—but opportunity is.
How policy is creating a second Dust Bowl in rural Oklahoma
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Oklahoma’s governor race is getting clearer—but the numbers still aren’t.
Big promises are back. The math behind them is not.
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$829 million of public money is flowing up the income ladder to a privileged few — not toward most of the kids in Oklahoma who attend public schools and need additional funding
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A $200 million endowment fund cannot replace $4.93 billion in income tax revenue. The math is not close.
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At $100 oil, Oklahoma could be losing $250 million a year under outdated tax policy. The higher oil prices go, the more Oklahoma gives up.
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Oklahoma built a watchdog to evaluate these programs. So why aren’t its recommendations being followed?
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