Rep. George Faught is a charter member of the House Platform Caucus. Here, he explains the core problem and he identifies the efforts of others to exploit the crisis for the advancement of other agendas.
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Oklahomans could see huge increases in licenses, fees, and other state-imposed confiscations if Gov. Fallin can keep the legislature from overriding her veto. The bill restores legislative accountability for hikes in drivers licenses, birth certificates, parking permits, and other revenue-generating measures.
In the two weeks since the Governor pitched her scheme to raise massive new taxes, so as to keep funding boondoggle projects, give away more taxpayer-funded gifts to special interests, give everyone a raise, and keep building a new temple at 23rd & Lincoln; Mary Fallin proposed massive tax hikes and massively-expanded service taxes on all services rendered. The House & Senate opposition is growing. George Faught posted a simple press release 10 days ago, and now nearly 30 of his colleagues from both houses are lining up with him, to condemn the Fallin Tax package. OCPA and AFP are just two of the conservative thinktanks calling for a legislative rejection. Republican Candidates are also making opposition to this package a keey talking point of their campaigns. |
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