Elio Amazed
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In my state, we are being battered with constant commercials on TV and on the web from (you guessed it) the shale people.
The commercials say that if our state government has their way and they "raise" taxes on the shale profits, we'll all be unemployed.
The sky will fall, the atmosphere will catch fire, crime will run rampant and dogs and cats sleeping together will be the norm.
Ummm. I really think the worst that will happen is that they'll have to pay their accountants and IT for a few more hours work.
And they'll have to listen to a bit more bitching from John Q after they pass the increased overhead on to the consumers.
But evidently the bean counters have told them that the commercials will be cheaper and more PR friendly than the transition.
It's my understanding that in some areas, the industry doesn't pay a cent of tax at present.
The commercials say that if our state government has their way and they "raise" taxes on the shale profits, we'll all be unemployed.
The sky will fall, the atmosphere will catch fire, crime will run rampant and dogs and cats sleeping together will be the norm.
Ummm. I really think the worst that will happen is that they'll have to pay their accountants and IT for a few more hours work.
And they'll have to listen to a bit more bitching from John Q after they pass the increased overhead on to the consumers.
But evidently the bean counters have told them that the commercials will be cheaper and more PR friendly than the transition.
It's my understanding that in some areas, the industry doesn't pay a cent of tax at present.
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