Well our worst fears are now going to become a reality despite the ND and AZ and TX popular vote or opinions. So may we safely assume this may not be the best incentive for an already tight margins and well drilling costs? _____
From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, August 01, 2008 2:09 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Obama windfall profits tax on oil companies Let just hope and vote this President "Assumed" will never be in place to make such a disastrous decision. -----Original Message----- From: Larry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Bakken Shale Discussion <[email protected]> Sent: Fri, 1 Aug 2008 7:29 am Subject: Obama windfall profits tax on oil companies Will a windfall profits tax on the oil companies also include a windfall profits tax on the royalty owners? Obama's 'emergency' economic plan By MIKE ALLEN | 8/1/08 9:38 AM EST Text http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0808/12237.html Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) on Friday announced an "Emergency Economic Plan" that would give families a stimulus check of $1,000 each, funded in part by what his presidential campaign calls "windfall profits from Big Oil." The first part of Obama's plan is an emergency energy rebate ($500 to individual workers, $1,000 to families) as soon as this fall. "This rebate will be enough to offset the increased cost of gas for a working family over the next four months,0 Obama said. "Or, if you live in a state where it gets very cold in the winter, it will be enough to cover the entire increase in your heating bills. Or you could use the rebate for any of your other bills or even to pay down debt Obama announced his plan 27 minutes after a Labor Department report showed unemployment hit a four-year high of 5.7 percent in July - the highest rate since March 2004, when it was 5.8 percent. "We need to do more," Obama said in a statement. "That's why today I'm announcing a two-part emergency plan to help struggling families make ends meet and get our economy back on track. McCain reacted to the surprisingly dour jobs report with a two- paragraph statement: "Across this country, Americans are hurting and today's job numbers are just the latest reminder of the economic challenges we face. ... Unlike Sen. Obama, I do not believe that raising taxes is the answer to our economic problems. There is no surer way to force jobs overseas than to raise taxes on businesses." Obama announced his plan for a windfall profits tax on oil companies on June 9 in Raleigh, N.C., as he launched a two-week economic tour after clinching the Democratic nomination. Friday's proposal says Obama "is proposing to offset the cost of his emergency energy rebates over the next five years by enacting a windfall profits tax on big oil c ompanies." "Obama simply asks that big oil companies contribute a reasonable share of the windfall profits they receive from high oil prices over the next five years to pay for emergency assistance for families right now," the campaign says. _____ It's time to go back to school! Get the latest trends and gadgets that make the grade on AOL Shopping <http://shopping.aol.com/back-to-school?ncid=aolins00050000000007> . --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Bakken Shale Discussion" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/bakken-shale-discussion?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
