We already know the ways that Stitt and Republican policy has failed Oklahomans. His “Top 10” promise has become a public joke as we've watched him drive public education to 50th, squander millions on failed corporations like Canoo, allow rural hospitals to close, and ignore skyrocketing costs of insurance.
Not surprisingly, none of these issues were covered in his speech.
Instead, Stitt focused on further slashing state revenue, giving unlimited funds to private school tuition, making it more difficult for people to access SNAP and other crisis programs, opening yet another public savings fund, and continuing his war with sovereign tribal nations.
The bottom line is this: Kevin Stitt is building an Oklahoma that only works for the wealthy. He wants the state to fully fund private schools and he'll pay for it with “savings” from hungry kids denied food assistance. He plans to eliminate the income tax leaving us without revenue to run basic operations like highway maintenance and healthcare coverage. And, rather than partner with our largest economic contributor, he intends to foolishly battle our tribal nations in court.
