Article 3FB11 Oklahoma schools go on four-day weeks so teachers can make rent by working at Walmart on Mondays

Oklahoma schools go on four-day weeks so teachers can make rent by working at Walmart on Mondays

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Cory Doctorow
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In 1992, Oklahoma passed a ballot initiative saying that the state could only raise taxes with a three quarters majority in the state assembly, creating a one-way ratchet where every tax cut becomes effectively permanent, including the sweetheart deals cut for frackers and the deep cuts to taxes on the wealthiest residents of the state. (more")

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