by Jason Lawter | Nov 29, 2021 | Blog
“It is a popular delusion that the government wastes vast amounts of money through inefficiency and sloth. Enormous effort and elaborate planning are required to waste this much money.” -P.J. O’Rourke In the movie Brewster’s...
by Jason Lawter | Nov 17, 2021 | Blog
By a continuing process of inflation, governments can confiscate, secretly and unobserved, an important part of the wealth of their citizens. -John Maynard Keynes Despite current inflation rates, the United States economy appears to be doing well when looking at the...
by Byron Schlomach | Nov 10, 2021 | Research
A Primer for Understanding Oklahoma’s School Funding System – 2nd Edition Author Byron Schlomach Abstract This paper is an extensive revision of a paper published in 2015 that explains Oklahoma’s school formula funding system. It has been rewritten to provide a...
by Byron Schlomach | Oct 20, 2021 | Blog
Despite this coming from someone who used to tease about government being the root of all evil just to get a rise out of people, this is not hyperbole. The income tax is evil – truly, seriously evil. It should die at every level of government. There is nothing about...
by Tyler Williamson | Oct 4, 2021 | Blog
The Stillwater City Council recently approved a $275,000 (RE)Investment Plan payment to assist with the development of a taproom for Stonecloud Brewing Company in downtown Stillwater. According to the Stillwater NewsPress, the building chosen for renovation (the old...