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<blockquote data-quote="ConstitutionCowboy" data-source="post: 2917438" data-attributes="member: 745"><p>State question 779 raises the state's take of sales tax by more than 22%! It earmarks that this tax shall be applied to education but does not put any such guarantee on any other taxes spent on education except that none of this 22+% increase can supplant tax money appropriated otherwise, but does not lock what the otherwise appropriations are set at.</p><p></p><p>As in all other 'earmarks', the money always ends up going to other purposes and we are once again propositioned for more tax money to support education 'for the children'. Measures such as 1017 and the State Lottery have failed to 'solve' anything. It seems that year after year we are bombarded with heart wrenching rhetoric saying we are not doing enough to educate our youth.</p><p></p><p>The Oklahoma Legislature does not follow the Oklahoma Constitution as it stands, and there is nothing to show the Oklahoma Legislature will follow any amendments to it.</p><p></p><p>Woody</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ConstitutionCowboy, post: 2917438, member: 745"] State question 779 raises the state's take of sales tax by more than 22%! It earmarks that this tax shall be applied to education but does not put any such guarantee on any other taxes spent on education except that none of this 22+% increase can supplant tax money appropriated otherwise, but does not lock what the otherwise appropriations are set at. As in all other 'earmarks', the money always ends up going to other purposes and we are once again propositioned for more tax money to support education 'for the children'. Measures such as 1017 and the State Lottery have failed to 'solve' anything. It seems that year after year we are bombarded with heart wrenching rhetoric saying we are not doing enough to educate our youth. The Oklahoma Legislature does not follow the Oklahoma Constitution as it stands, and there is nothing to show the Oklahoma Legislature will follow any amendments to it. Woody [/QUOTE]
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