{"id":14866,"date":"2016-05-26T15:38:45","date_gmt":"2016-05-26T15:38:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/highplainsblogger.com\/?p=14866"},"modified":"2016-05-26T15:38:45","modified_gmt":"2016-05-26T15:38:45","slug":"enlightened-self-interest-alive-and-well","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/highplainsblogger.com\/?p=14866","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Enlightened self-interest&#8217; alive and well"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"twitter-share\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?via=jkanelis\" class=\"twitter-share-button\">Tweet<\/a><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/highplainsblogger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Oklahoma_State_Capitol.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-14867\" src=\"https:\/\/highplainsblogger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Oklahoma_State_Capitol-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Oklahoma_State_Capitol\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/highplainsblogger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Oklahoma_State_Capitol-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/highplainsblogger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Oklahoma_State_Capitol-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/highplainsblogger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Oklahoma_State_Capitol-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Oklahoma lawmakers seem to have little difficulty slashing\u00a0 government spending for agencies that serve the public.<\/p>\n<p>What about those that serve lawmakers?<\/p>\n<p>It seems they have equally little difficulty in boosting money for a particular agency.<\/p>\n<p>According to the Tulsa World, the Oklahoma legislature is considering a 184-percent increase for the Legislative Service Bureau, which provides computer service for the folks who write the laws &#8212; and who <em>control state spending<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tulsaworld.com\/news\/capitol_report\/most-oklahoma-agencies-see-cuts-but-there-s-a-big\/article_b04a453e-9566-5548-a4c8-e8099185400c.html\">http:\/\/www.tulsaworld.com\/news\/capitol_report\/most-oklahoma-agencies-see-cuts-but-there-s-a-big\/article_b04a453e-9566-5548-a4c8-e8099185400c.html<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The increase amounts to $9 million a year.<\/p>\n<p>I understand the need to make sure the state makes legislators&#8217; office payrolls.<\/p>\n<p>But when the state is cutting public service spending while more than doubling spending on an in-house government agency &#8230;<\/p>\n<p>I believe this defines &#8220;enlightened self-interest.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"twitter-share\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?via=jkanelis\" class=\"twitter-share-button\">Tweet<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Oklahoma lawmakers seem to have little difficulty slashing\u00a0 government spending for agencies that serve the public. What about those that serve lawmakers? It seems they have equally little difficulty in boosting money for a particular agency. 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