Michael Bates 🇺🇸🇬🇧🇦🇺🇳🇿🇮🇪🇮🇱

Cyndi Munson, since taking to the campaign trail for governor, has been disingenuous and deceptive when it comes to comparing what she says with her actual voting record. She has attempted to portray herself as a moderate working for “everyday Oklahomans,” but her record shows that she is not a moderate, nor has she shown any evidence of a major change of heart on important issues. You should NOT vote for Cyndi Munson, not simply because she’s a Democrat, but because she shows a lack of integrity and humility.

To my TULSA friends concerning your Nov. 3rd ballot measure: Hotel Tax Proposition No. 1 - I CHALLENGE YOU TO THINK CRITICALLY, USE PATTERN RECOGNITION & SEEK WISDOM ON THIS ISSUE AS YOU GO TO THE BALLOT. Have homelessness, cost of living, and crime decreased in the City of Tulsa over the past four years under current City leadership? (I recognize the mayor has only been in office for 2 years). The answer that I have found is that two out of three have not decreased. Crime has shown a minor decrease from what I can find online. That raises some important questions: Are we going to continue entrusting more taxpayer dollars to a system when the results of past spending have not been positive? Is the money already being collected being properly stewarded by those in authority? I have serious questions about that. We also have to recognize the patterns playing out in other cities and states, including California and Colorado, where similar policy approaches & Democrat leadership has generated significant increase in public spending, homelessness, affordability, and public safety, yet the outcome has not been favorable. It is more expensive, unsafe, & people are more dependent on the government than ever in these blue states. These are lessons worth considering before asking taxpayers to entrust even more of their money to the government. TULSA Hotel Tax Proposition No. 1 - The BOK Center, Arvest Convention Center, and Tulsa Performing Arts Center that would benefit from this tax are government-owned facilities. However, they also operate as revenue-generating venues and businesses. My question is this: Shouldn’t a business be expected to reinvest its own revenue into maintenance, repairs, and improvements to remain competitive and continue generating revenue? Why should taxpayers automatically be expected to shoulder that burden whenever additional funding is needed? Taxpayer dollars should be treated with the utmost responsibility. Before creating another revenue stream for government, we should be asking whether existing resources are being used effectively and whether the proposed expenditure is justified. If I were a Tulsa resident, these are the questions I would be weighing before casting my ballot. I believe wisdom says vote NO on the Tulsa, Hotel Tax Proposition No. 1