ALEC
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Think tanks are a body of experts assembled to provide ideas and advice on specific political or economic problems. The think tanks in the illustration have much in common. They are ideologically driven, funded by dark money, and they wish to reduce taxes and regulations on wealthy individuals and corporations. Combined, they spend over $1… Read more
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Being fiscally conservative requires making a sound national budget and raising the revenue to fund our nation’s needs. Since few Congressmen are willing to vote to cut pet projects, and perhaps lose their own, it leaves us with just one alternative: ” Just raise taxes”. Read more
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Many states are in the process of passing ALEC sponsored legislation designed to discourage the development of renewable energy resources. Oklahoma has passed such legislation and the power companies have petitioned the Corporation Commission to allow a rate increase on net energy metering customers. The Oklahoma Corporation Commission Is asking for public comments on the… Read more
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The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) has a great influence on many states’ politics, but many have heard little about the organization. ALEC hides its membership and its funding sources, and it operates as an educational organization to escape lobbying restrictions. Many of ALEC’s “model laws” claim to promote freedom, fairness, and reform, but the… Read more
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Although Oklahoma SB 1456 was billed as a Sun Tax, it was not really a tax. And, though it was meant to discourage private investments in renewable energy, it may turn out to be the vehicle which will encourage those investments. Read more
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Brian Bingman, president pro tem of the Oklahoma Senate, states in a readers forum article how proud he is of what the legislature has been able to accomplish. Many of those “accomplishments” benefit ALEC’s corporate members and the Legislative members campaign donations, but in the end they will hurt Oklahoma and its citizens. Read more
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Mr. Steve Fair rationalizes the McCutcheon vs FEC ruling by the Supreme Court, claiming it is correct. His solution to having money run politics is to blame the voters for being “ignorant and uninformed”, while suggesting voters spend an impractical amount of their time sorting through all the misinformation created by excessive money in politics. Read more
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The American Legislative Exchange Council is an organization that claims to provide model legislation for our state and national legislatures. Actually, is a secretive organization that lets corporate and special interests make laws at the state level which furthers their interests, often at the expense of ordinary citizens. Read more
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Art hur Laffer’s theories have often been used to support supply-side economics, the idea that cutting taxes would lead to economic growth which would in turn increase tax revenue. However, empirical data shows that Laffer’s theories are more about ideology than about practical economics. Read more
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On the surface, ALEC is the American Legislative Exchange Council, an organization that provides model legislation for our state and national legislatures. Underneath, it is a secretive organization promoting corporate interests and undermining the principles on which our country was founded. Read more
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