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madville

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1. They lease areas

Reply to JDPriestly (Original post)

Mon Apr 1, 2013, 07:08 AM

Apr 2013

And the consumer pays the taxes on the end product is pretty much how it works now. Sure they could be taxed somehow on production but the consumer would just pay more so the company could maintain their profit margin.

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So, if we are drilling so much oil and fracking so much gas, [View all] JDPriestly Apr 2013 OP

They lease areas madville Apr 2013 #1

Shouldn't we tax the revenue from the leases, or, if the leases are on JDPriestly Apr 2013 #3

Simple Economics Left Turn Only Apr 2013 #2

An interesting reply...and one that makes me think further about KoKo Apr 2013 #4