When Oklahoma was granted statehood in 186 the whole state was placed in one big area called the Oklahoma zone. Each county was given a portion of the state so that each could have their own resources and powers as well as pay their share in taxes. The counties that border Oklahoma were considered as equal partners with the state. This system has worked well for the people of Oklahoma but there have been some problems with the law. There are seven counties that make up Oklahoma City and they have their own share of the tax burden.
Those who live in Oklahoma City have to pay income tax whether they work or not and they must report all income earned to the state. Those that work outside of Oklahoma City have to report to the federal tax office where they will be billed per hour. The counties are still doing their share in the collection of taxes so when someone does not report they are considered uninsured and their claim will not be paid. When filing your tax you need to check whether you are living in a zone that allows you to work or not.
Some will ask what time zone is Tulsaic in Oklahoma in regards to its local time. Well technically the time zone in Oklahoma is technically Pacific Time which means the entire state and even the territories of Alaska, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, American Samoa, and a few others do not observe local daylight saving time. If you are on the west coast and you are in zone six, which is a part of the Pacific time zone, you will see Pacific Time every day. Residents of Texas and Arizona do not have any problem with this because they are in zone seven which is the standard time of day for the rest of the United States. Residents of Idaho, Montana, and Hawaii do not have a problem with local daylight saving time because they are in zone three which is the eastern standard time zone.
Residents of Iowa, Minnesota, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, and New Jersey do not have a problem with local daylight saving time. Residents of these states do follow Central Standard Time, but they follow it only for federal purposes such as in paying bills and for keeping track of time through the use of radios or television. Residents of Chicago, Illinois, do not have a problem with the eastern time zone because they are in zone 9 which is the eastern time zone.
Residents of Arkansas do not have a problem with the central time zone as it is their local zone. There are no problems being in zone five or six where everyone is used to sleeping at different times. Those who live in the Pacific Time zone do have trouble with waking up early and trying to adjust to being in another time zone. A good example of this is that if you are used to waking up early and finding yourself rising about four hours behind others in your household, moving to Pacific Time will cause you a great deal of difficulty in making that transition.
Residents of Florida do not have a problem with the time zones that many areas are known for. They can easily go to bed on time and wake up at the same time knowing that their clock will be accurate. In some cases being one hour behind will not even affect them. Those who move to Florida when it moves from Atlantic to Pacific and Atlantic to Eastern can have many hours of difficulty adjusting to this new time zone.
Of all of those zones that Oklahoma has, only the eastern zone moves eastward with it. The rest of the state stays local and moves with the current time zone. Residents of Arizona do not have a problem with the daylight saving time; they stay local and fall asleep and wake up at the same time. Those living in Florida and Hawaii do not have a problem with the time zone and do not alter their schedule to conform to what zone their zone is in. It is interesting to note that a few of these states have cities that are two or three time zones apart.
The one area that has a little bit of a problem when it comes to the new time zone that is being put in place in Oklahoma, is the central zone. There, all of the television, radio and cell phones still use the central standard time zone as it has been since the inception of the zone system. Even so, when the sun rises or sets in the west and falls again in the east, all of those areas are local and no one is really changing their schedule in any way.
