Economic benefits overstated
Perhaps you've seen the billboards, heard the radio advertisements or seen the full-page newspaper ads declaring that Oklahoma 's CareerTech system is "elevating our economy.” The budget for this statewide marketing campaign was $190,000 in taxpayer money last year, and a full $380,000 in 2008. The Oklahoman has reported that "CareerTech officials want the budget increased to $1 million in coming years to adequately ma...
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