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<blockquote data-quote="Firpo" data-source="post: 3926680" data-attributes="member: 45550"><p>I can see this thread going sideways at light speed. Fact is Oklahoma is the 7th most dependent state on federal funds. <a href="https://oklahomawatch.org/2014/02/01/oklahoma-no-7-in-reliance-on-federal-funds/" target="_blank">Oklahoma No. 7 in Reliance on Federal Funds - Oklahoma Watch</a></p><p>Even with that aid were also ranked 49th out of 50 in public education and we’re the 16th lowest paying state when it comes to teacher salaries. <a href="https://worldpopulationreview.com/state-rankings/teacher-pay-by-state" target="_blank">Teacher Pay by State 2022</a> </p><p>We’re also ranked as the 7th poorest state by annual household income. <a href="https://worldpopulationreview.com/state-rankings/poorest-states" target="_blank">Poorest States 2022</a></p><p>That said we are ranked on the top of one list, Oklahoma is the #1 producer of illegal marijuana. Now I love Oklahoma and mention all this only to refute the speculation that the only reason we’re in this situation is because we “fear” losing federal funding. All nothing more than a bunch of boisterous vibrato. I have yet to run across one of these so called “sovereign citizens” that can actually engage in a worthwhile conversation, rather they seem to believe through an onslaught of repetitious rantings they’ve gleaned off the internet their position can be made. Apparently in their world the loudest not logical argument wins the day. 43.3% of Oklahoma’s annual spending is funded by the federal government and just where do you think we’d be without that money? Have you driven the streets of Lawton lately? Nightly murders, teachers leaving by droves and absolute poverty everywhere you turn. I drive by houses that look like they have been condemned only to find that there’s actually someone living there. Roads are in disrepair and our infrastructure is falling to pieces. Just answer me one question, if we’re this bad off WITH Fed assistance what in God’s green earth would it be like without it? I’m a firm believer in bigger state and smaller Federal government but we’d better get our collective crap together before we ever can think about making that happen. I’d really like to know, just what’s your plan on making up this 43.4% instant deficit? I was taught “you had better make sure your own house is in order before you start pointing fingers at others.” </p><p>Rant over…..for now.<img class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" alt="😉" title="Winking face :wink:" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" data-shortname=":wink:" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Firpo, post: 3926680, member: 45550"] I can see this thread going sideways at light speed. Fact is Oklahoma is the 7th most dependent state on federal funds. [URL="https://oklahomawatch.org/2014/02/01/oklahoma-no-7-in-reliance-on-federal-funds/"]Oklahoma No. 7 in Reliance on Federal Funds - Oklahoma Watch[/URL] Even with that aid were also ranked 49th out of 50 in public education and we’re the 16th lowest paying state when it comes to teacher salaries. [URL="https://worldpopulationreview.com/state-rankings/teacher-pay-by-state"]Teacher Pay by State 2022[/URL] We’re also ranked as the 7th poorest state by annual household income. [URL="https://worldpopulationreview.com/state-rankings/poorest-states"]Poorest States 2022[/URL] That said we are ranked on the top of one list, Oklahoma is the #1 producer of illegal marijuana. Now I love Oklahoma and mention all this only to refute the speculation that the only reason we’re in this situation is because we “fear” losing federal funding. All nothing more than a bunch of boisterous vibrato. I have yet to run across one of these so called “sovereign citizens” that can actually engage in a worthwhile conversation, rather they seem to believe through an onslaught of repetitious rantings they’ve gleaned off the internet their position can be made. Apparently in their world the loudest not logical argument wins the day. 43.3% of Oklahoma’s annual spending is funded by the federal government and just where do you think we’d be without that money? Have you driven the streets of Lawton lately? Nightly murders, teachers leaving by droves and absolute poverty everywhere you turn. I drive by houses that look like they have been condemned only to find that there’s actually someone living there. Roads are in disrepair and our infrastructure is falling to pieces. Just answer me one question, if we’re this bad off WITH Fed assistance what in God’s green earth would it be like without it? I’m a firm believer in bigger state and smaller Federal government but we’d better get our collective crap together before we ever can think about making that happen. I’d really like to know, just what’s your plan on making up this 43.4% instant deficit? I was taught “you had better make sure your own house is in order before you start pointing fingers at others.” Rant over…..for now.😉 [/QUOTE]
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