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A Reasonable on Marcellus
Shale Gas
John A. Quatrini, Hatboro, PA
Kudos to
Reps. Murt and Harper for breaking from the GOP party line and
endorsing a reasonable tax on natural gas drilling. Virtually every
other state taxes gas drilling, yet Governor Corbett and the GOP
establishment refuse even a small tax on drilling.
I was
perplexed as to why when we have a $4 billion deficit? But then the
news surfaced that the Gas industry gave Gov. Corbett and other
Republican lawmakers over one million dollars in campaign
contributions as well as other "gifts'. They claim this didn't
influence their decision to not tax that industry.
Really??
Just how dumb do they think we are? Before the Governor proposes
drastic cuts in vital services to reduce the deficit, he and the GOP
must reverse their opposition to taxing gas drilling.
Please
contact Gov. Corbett and your legislators to demand they do the right
thing.
Every
business pays taxes. Why should gas drillers be exempt??
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