Posted on 02/04/2015 9:02:40 AM PST by Olog-hai
“President Obama’s call for a $95 billion energy tax hike would thwart the very goals expressed in his State of the Union address,” American Petroleum Institute (API) Pres. Jack Gerard said today.
“America’s oil and natural gas renaïssance has done everything on the president’s State of the Union wish list for the middle class,” Gerard said, responding to Obama’s proposed budget.
“Opposition to President Obama’s proposals is strong and bipartisan. The president’s annual call to raise taxes on U.S. oil and natural gas development would hurt job creation, infrastructure investment, the federal deficit, seniors on fixed incomes and domestic manufacturing.”
“Tax increases would jeopardize America’s competitiveness as it would discourage future investment” and lead to higher prices at the pump, he warns. …
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95..Billion...with a B...Dollars?
I scarcely know from which angle to begin discussing this vile tyrants “plan”.
Obama’s goals are the downfall of America as we know it. As he has said, he wants to fundamentally change America. He doesn’t like America. We have an enemy in the WH. Forget about the SOTU rhetoric. That is a means to an end. Lies and deceit are useful tools to achieving that end.
How dare you point out his Marxist, Muslim, Petulant, Man Child, Duplicitous ways to the American People, Don’t you know Oprah and Ellen are on TV right now?
Liar, liar, pants on fire!!! In other news, the sun came up this morning.....
If you always expect an ulterior motive he will never let you down.
One must never focus on what the fool says but what he does.
“Oil Industry: Obama’s Energy Tax ‘Would Thwart the Very Goals Expressed in His SOTU’”
Yes, that’s the idea.
Actually, the first mistake that this person made was listening to the speech.
Geez, enough already, just come out and say you want all of everyone’s money already.
The waiting is the hardest part.
Which is what he wants.
No corporation pays taxes. The taxes are part of the cost of goods and the consumer pays for this. A tax on a corporation is a tax on the tax payers.
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