Responding to an annual poll, Oklahoma business leaders say they favor tax cuts, but not at the expense of education offorts.
The Tulsa World reports the yearly poll of leaders by the State Chamber of Commerce, the State Chamber Research Foundation, and the Oklahoma Business Roundtable revealed plenty of support for the cuts and incentives or promotional campaigns to bring investments to Oklahoma and skilled workers here. There was even more interest in improving the education system which many see as failing.
Sixty-seven percent of the 325 leaders responding to the survey think Oklahoma’s economy is headed in the right direction. Eighty-three percent said this state’s higher education system needs to do a better job of giving students incentives to pursue careers in fields that currently have a stronger need for workforce growth.