All the money from western Oklahoma is going to eastern Oklahoma. That'll literally tear our state apart. That's what I try to explain to people, is that how long We have an equalization formula on everything. You cannot have a system where this race doesn't contribute the same amount and has a different sets of rules. How'd you find out you were Cherokee? (24:04–24:07)
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Asserts that Oklahoma uses an equalization formula for resource distribution.
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