Issue Position: Balancing the Budget

Issue Position

Revenue failures have led to devastating cuts to public education, health services, and our roads and bridges. After years of empty promises, lawmakers once again showed that they are not serious about raising revenue. Politicians at the Capitol continue to limit budget negotiations to raising sales taxes on consumer goods like fuel. Meanwhile, oil and gas companies pay a lower tax rate in Oklahoma than in any other energy-producing state. Our leaders want to nickel-and-dime working families, but they won't go after huge tax breaks for powerful special interests. We could cut Oklahoma's budget shortfall in half just by asking our largest companies to pay the same tax rate as the average single parent! In the State Senate, Carri will fight for a budget deal that spreads the tax burden fairly and raises enough revenue to consistently fund our core services.

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