Indiana U Research: Fracking Support Grows When Fees Stay Local

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Indiana UniversityNew research just published by Indiana University confirms what those with common sense already knew: If at least some of the fees paid by drillers go into the local township's coffers instead of the county or state--people in that community are more accepting and favorable to drilling. IU questioned 453 PA residents in June 2014 (takes a long time to publish research) asking a variety of questions. The research shows that the public has more trust that revenues will be spent better by their local municipal government than by the county or state. Don't you just love it when common sense breaks out? Of course PA's far-left/liberal governor, Tom Wolf, is tone deaf when it comes to taxing the Marcellus industry. He wants to grab all the money he can and give it to teachers unions. PA has an impact fee which keeps 60% of fees raised local--a plan that works. Wolf wants to add a severance tax on top of the impact fee, which would create the nation's highest severance tax rate (see IFO: PA Gov. Wolf Proposes Highest Severance Tax in Nation). Here's a summary of the IU research, a wake-up call to politicians at all levels...

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