Wednesday, April 11th 2018, 7:11 am
The teacher who created the Oklahoma Teacher Walkout Facebook page has an idea for more education funding.
Alberto Morejon is encouraging educators to promote a tax plan that is reminiscent of the Step Up Plan that barely failed.
That plan called for a six cent gas tax and a $1.50 tax on cigarettes.
Interestingly enough, the bill that passed two weeks ago was a three cent gas tax and a $1 tax on cigarettes.
Morejon is asking for an additional $75 million as opposed to the up to $97 million some groups say would be enough to end the walkout and send $125 million to fund education.
Morejon said many of the legislators he met with support this idea but it'd take a compromise between parties.
It looks like this:
Raising the gas tax by 1.5 cents, according to Morejon, is the difference between paying $1 a month and $1.50.
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