Poll Question: Do You Support The Severance Tax ?

I posted this question to the members of USA, but I'd like to know how the GMS membership feels ?

I will send the results to the Governor, President of the Senate, Speaker of the House, and appropriate committees.

Answer this thread yes or no, or send me a PM.

Do You Support The Severance Tax ?

Thanks,  Mark

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Permalink Reply by Mark McGrail on June 7, 2013 at 2:22pm

With all the aliases used I think that might prove difficult; even for the IRS.

Permalink Reply by Donald on June 7, 2013 at 1:56pm

NO A THOUSAND TIMES NO>LIKE SHAIRING YOUR ROALITYS WITH THE ANTIFRACKERS.

Permalink Reply by HawkDriver on June 7, 2013 at 2:26pm
Absolutely not. Call your state reps and tell them you will spend all your bonus money making sure they don't get re-elected
Permalink Reply by lynn on June 7, 2013 at 2:37pm

NOOOO!!!!   Just the income tax from lease payments had to be many millions.  Add to that the increase in income to the state from the increase in production-that will be millions.  No increase for the state to waste.

Permalink Reply by glen on June 7, 2013 at 6:00pm

No

Permalink Reply by Mark McGrail on June 8, 2013 at 1:43am

I'd like to see 100 responses if we could get them.

We are at 29.

Mark

Permalink Reply by Billy Park Whyde on June 8, 2013 at 2:09am

No way in H do I go along with the idea!

Permalink Reply by Ron Broadwater on June 8, 2013 at 4:54am
No. It's only a vote for the gov in the next election. Anyone that supports that needs thrown out of office.
Permalink Reply by Barbara on June 8, 2013 at 7:32am

Please count my vote as NO.  Thank you!

2z248p19vqnh9Permalink Reply by 2z248p19vqnh9 on June 9, 2013 at 5:39am

Gimme' that, gimme' that...gimme' gimme' GIMME' THAT...THAT is our government of TODAY...it takes the CASH to 'pay the rent'. *Crazy, ain't it, Frank? GOT IT...our government is eating TOO much Chinese food - too much MSG's...while wearing blue suede Saudi sneakers...

Did you know the White House is in foreclosure?...yeah, Obama had to borrow on it for his vacations. (JOKE!)...

'give an INCH - TAKE a sMILE' government structure of today. No one takes your power from you, you give it away.... I also heard that they ARE starting to use LEECHES again for 'blood extraction...slow bleed. *LEECHES gotta' eat/slurp too, Frank - sick thought, isn't that?! Aagh!

AOLLA,NGL-SNEN...don't like that shortened to 'chat snort' SO I'll continue to spell out:

*As One Light Lights Another, Nor Grows Less - So Nobleness Enkindles Nobleness.

Permalink Reply by Tony Yurina on June 8, 2013 at 4:29pm

No.  NO.

The SE Ohio & WV coal mines fueled the industrial revolution in this great country. Look as what was left behind, poverty in every small town in Appalachia.  Abandoned un-reclaimed strip mines, pollution, an scarred landscape.  Some of this mess is only now beginning to be addressed.

For nearly 100 years, no help was given by the other prosperous portions of the state to this area. 

What makes anyone think this current proposed redistribution of wealth will not leave another mark in SE Ohio & Appalachia.   Higher taxes add to the cost burden of what constitutes economical well production.

Where were the financial resources from the Capitol or other parts of the state, for scores of years, to help our underfunded rural school districts?  Or improve roads?  or Flood control?   Many schools are eliminating sports, band/music and other classes,  that the big city schools don't have to even think about.

ANY severance tax revenue must stay in the counties where it was collected I say.  

By the way, who helped these farmers eek out a living, many working another job and farming, scraping by  to pay for the land mortgage, taxes, insurance, rising costs for chemicals and fertilizer due to high fuel costs over the past several years, who helped them?  Let me tell you all something, the KINGS men were no where in sight with assistance !!  

  

Permalink Reply by Tony Yurina on June 9, 2013 at 1:59pm

I can support the continuation of the existing 1%  severance tax on O&G, but NO MORE distribution of wealth to other long time more prosperous parts of Ohio. 

If any additional severance taxes were levied, the majority of those dollars need to stay in the counties where the tax is generated until such time our schools are fairly funded.  Places in Monroe and Washington county have township roads where you drive through the creek, there is no bridge, gravel roads need paved in many SE Ohio counties.

The State government has had nearly 20 years to revamp the flawed school funding methodology and has not acted.  

The original proposed severance tax involved more than O&G,  a large variety of services would also be subject to the same tax.  This means everyone's taxes would increase in addition to the O&G severance component for the singled out energy sector.  In essence, land / royalty owners would pay the largest share, considering both tax categories.  O&G companies would pay a severance tax on the "Services portion of engineering, Land work, legal costs, plus the O&G severance on production.  This is a double dip severance tax on the energy development and production.  

What if the State only levies severance taxes the  timber industry?  or Corn production?   The Singling out of just one industry is not a fair or just concept in order to reduce the entire state broad spectrum taxes.  

This is a very broad consequential severance tax proposal, I have great concern even at half or less of the proposed rate.  

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