Oklahoma Constitutional Amendment Aims to Give “Taxpayers” Power to Dictate Use of Union Money

[Omaha Steve]

http://wepartypatriots.com/wp/2012/02/07/oklahoma-aims-to-give-taxpayers-power-to-dictate-use-of-union-money/

The few, the brazen, the Oklahoma GOP.

Already reeling from the disastrous implementation of a “Right-to-Work” law and with union membership below 8%, Oklahoma Republican David Holt has a solution for all his state’s economic woes: attack unions some more!

Oklahoma’s Constitution already makes it very difficult to raise taxes, and that’s a good thing. But every new tax starts with a new expense, and the Oklahoma Constitution, remarkably, does not give taxpayers or their local elected representatives the absolute power to spend tax dollars.

There are dozens of examples in recent years of local taxpayers being forced to take on new financial obligations, not only without the consent of either the taxpayers or their representatives, but actually over their objections.


FULL story at link.

[Omaha Steve]

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