The tax code is not aligned to the way the state economy works right now. Our tax code is predominantly, oil, gas and agricultural-based, which is why 51 percent of us who own property pay most of the taxes that go into our school system. The other problem is that because it is based on oil, gas and agriculture, it is cyclical in nature. We need to align our tax code with the economic realities of the state, which is predominantly service-oriented. We need to look at service-oriented issues for what we need to address.
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