There is an additional fact that people might not know. Our elderly and the poor are eligible for a sales tax refund.

Oklahoma credit/refund of sales tax:
http://www.tax.ok.gov/it2007/538-S-07-W.pdf
credit/refund of $40 per person:
- persons with under $20,000 in gross household income
- persons with one dependent, or 65 years old or older, or physically disabled with under $50,000 in gross household income

People on TANF (welfare) get a sales tax refund in their monthly benefit.
- DHS makes sales tax refunds to those who are blind, disabled, or receive medicaid for nursing home care.