by Mike Davis | Jan 13, 2020 | Blog
Proposed minimum wage hikes have sprung up across the country, and Oklahoma is not immune. Here is why a minimum wage hike will hurt Oklahomans. What happens when the price of something goes up? Take oil, for instance. As of this writing, the price of oil is just...
by Mike Davis | Dec 18, 2019 | Blog
The Oklahoma City Council is considering a well-disguised sin tax. They call it a Healthy Neighborhood Zoning Overlay, but the effect is the same. It limits new dollar stores in the specified neighborhood. The ostensible goal is to create a welcoming environment for...
by Byron Schlomach | Dec 11, 2019 | Blog
How surprising was it that MAPS 4 in Oklahoma City passed? It was a hard-fought, noisy campaign, with debaters “FOR” and “AGAINST” duking it out in public forums, polls showing a race that was neck-and-neck, hard feelings on both… Oh wait. Nope. We were thinking of...
by Byron Schlomach | Oct 30, 2019 | Blog
If you own a business and an employee constantly shows incompetence, are you likely to give that incompetent a raise, or promote him to a management position? Obviously, there’s no way. Yet, this is what Oklahoma City’s residents are being asked to do, by passing a...
by Mike Davis | Oct 14, 2019 | Blog
When does government have the right to spend taxpayer money? Or perhaps, more pressingly, when should the government be forbidden from spending taxpayer money? 1889 Institute has previously written on the issue – developing five questions that should be asked...
