[Announce] Class warfare in Oklahoma

[Robert Waldrop]

Sometimes the evil that our politicians do is so egregiously slimy that it takes even my breath away.

Last year, the Oklahoma Legislature allegedly gave "everyone" an income tax cut, straight across the board, everybody is to benefit.

Well, as it turns out, that wasn't quite true. Yes, tax rates were cut, but other aspects of the tax code were fiddled with and so it has come to pass that Oklahoma taxpayers making between $15,000 and $23,000 per year are seeing a significant tax increase, about $150.

A spokesperson for the Oklahoma Tax Commission was quoted on the Channel 9 evening news tonight (February 25) claiming that this wasn't intentional, if people wait four years everything will be better.

I find it impossible to believe that the legislators who voted for this did not know that they were effectively raising taxes for people in the $15K to $23K income bracket. Oklahoma has a lot of people earning those wages. Raising those taxes yields a significant amount of money, and sure enough, the local news has had lots to say about how much extra money the legislature has to spend this year. 

Here's a suggestion for the Oklahoma Legislature. Since you have so much extra money this year, how about a special tax refund for these working people whose taxes you've raised for no good cause? 

Let the record show that all of the Democratic and Republican party politicians who are claiming that everybody got a tax cut this year are liars and hypocrites. So let's not hear any more self-congratulatory talk from Democratic and Republican party buffoons about how we've lowered everybody's taxes until such time as that is actually true.

Bob Waldrop

Oklahoma City

www.bobwaldrop.net


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