Wolf’s Demented 2nd Budget: Tax PA Marcellus 6.5% Instead of 5%

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straight jacketSomeone needs to bring out a straight jacket for PA Gov. Tom Wolf. He's gone stark...raving...mad. He's not only a danger to himself, he's a danger to all of Pennsylvania. The only thing missing from yesterday's budget address in Harrisburg was frothing at the mouth. In his mean-spirited budget address, Wolf insulted nearly everyone present--blaming everyone but himself for the budget disaster of last year. Wolf is either bipolar (off his meds) or just plain nuts. How else can you explain that after not passing his first budget because he demanded a 5% severance tax on drilling (which was really closer to 15%, see Pittsburgh Economic Leader Says Wolf Severance Tax Really 15% Rate), in the worst oil and gas downturn in 30 years, he's just proposed a second budget with a 6.5% severance tax? It's sheer madness...

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