Fiscal Policy

State budget writing practices tend to be haphazard and arbitrary in how programs are created, retained, and prioritized. The 1889 Institute seeks to make Oklahoma’s budget more transparent and understandable as well as help lawmakers determine priorities.

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Federal American Recovery Plan Act: Brewster's Billions
Jason Lawter
November 29, 2021
Inflation: The Invisible Tax
Jason Lawter
November 17, 2021
A Primer for Understanding Oklahoma’s School Funding System…
Byron Schlomach
November 10, 2021
Why the Income Tax Is Just Plain Evil
Byron Schlomach
October 20, 2021
Oklahoma Towns Continue to Use TIFs Despite Flaws
Tyler Williamson
October 4, 2021
The Why and How of Sound Tax Policy
Luke Tucker
September 15, 2021
American Rescue Plan: A Lead Weight of Inflation and…
Jason Lawter
August 18, 2021
Clean Energy Loans Pollute Innovation
Jason Lawter
August 2, 2021
Lowering Taxes is the Best Economic Incentive
Jason Lawter
July 7, 2021
Oklahoma Government Revenues and Spending in Perspective – Update
Jason Lawter
July 7, 2021
One Small Step in Economic Distraction, One Giant Leap…
Jason Lawter
May 10, 2021
Want More People Earning Nothing? Raise the Minimum Wage
Spencer Cadavero
February 10, 2021
The Economic Fantasizing of Pete Buttigieg
Byron Schlomach
January 27, 2021
Be Careful What You Wish For
Brad Galbraith
November 11, 2020
The Unfairness of Concentrated Wealth is NOTHING Compared to…
Mike Davis
October 12, 2020
Let Us Work! The Futility of “Stimulus” to Counteract…
Byron Schlomach
September 23, 2020
Lease the Turnpikes to Transform Oklahoma’s Road Infrastructure
Benjamin Lepak
September 21, 2020
How to Spend $47 Million in 4 Months
Spencer Cadavero
August 12, 2020
COVID-19 Exposes TSET’s Uselessness: Let’s Get Rid…
Byron Schlomach
April 29, 2020
Top-Ten in Low Taxes, But Oklahoma Still Has Much…
Byron Schlomach
March 11, 2020
Oklahoma Government Revenues and Spending In Perspective - Update
Byron Schlomach
March 11, 2020
Good-Hearted, Wrong-Headed, and Funded by You, The Forgotten Man
Benjamin Lepak
March 9, 2020
The Sheriff of Nottingham Would Expand Medicaid
Byron Schlomach
March 4, 2020
Here’s a Way to Shore Up State Employee…
Benjamin Lepak
January 22, 2020
Leveraging State-Owned Assets to Fund Pensions and Meet Other…
Benjamin Lepak
January 22, 2020
A Minimum Wage Hike is Bad for Oklahomans -…
Mike Davis
January 13, 2020
Eat Your Vegetables: City Council Considers A Well-Disguised Sin…
Mike Davis
December 18, 2019
Congrats, MAPS 4: The Magic of Obscure Election Dates
Byron Schlomach
December 11, 2019
Played for Chumps: The Waste and the Trap that…
Byron Schlomach
October 30, 2019
Spending It Like They Stole It
Mike Davis
October 14, 2019
About Those Roads in Texas
Benjamin Lepak
October 2, 2019
The Real Reason Health Care Prices Keep Rising
Mike Davis
July 17, 2019
Medicaid Expansion: A Raw Deal
Byron Schlomach
July 10, 2019
Medicaid Expansion in Colorado: An Exercise in Futility
Byron Schlomach
July 8, 2019
Obamacare Medicaid Expansion: Still a Bad Idea
Byron Schlomach
March 18, 2019
Comparing Oklahoma Government Revenues and Spending
Byron Schlomach
March 8, 2018
The Profitability of Nonprofit Hospitals: Do They Really Need…
Byron Schlomach
September 28, 2017
​The Importance of the Cost of Living and Policies…
Byron Schlomach
September 28, 2017
Rising Above Mere Politics: General Principles for Spending Taxpayers'…
Byron Schlomach
February 1, 2017
Tax Increment Finance and Suggestions for Reform
Byron Schlomach
August 22, 2016
Tax Increment Finance Districts (TIFs)
Byron Schlomach
August 1, 2016
Medicaid Expansion: Bad Policy by Any Name
Byron Schlomach
May 30, 2016
Oklahoma is a Medium, Not Low, Tax & Spending State
Byron Schlomach
May 15, 2016
Wind Energy Tax Credits
Byron Schlomach
April 1, 2016
Oklahoma's Billion-Dollar Tobacco Settlement Endowment Trust
Byron Schlomach
November 10, 2015