Since the days of price controls and windfall profits taxes during the Nixon and Carter presidencies, elected officials have tried to manipulate free markets in order to fulfill their visions of what a “national energy policy” should look like. These efforts have been proven failures.
Instead of picking winners and losers in the industry, our leaders should pursue a policy that applies low, simple taxes to all forms of energy production, avoids government subsidies, and eases regulations that stand in the way of developing new resources.
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Nation’s Largest Taxpayer Group Celebrates Important Victory for Domestic Energy Exploration
September 24, 2008A Pound of Cheer, Ton of Jeers for Democrats’ Lightweight Energy Plan, Taxpayer Group Says
September 11, 2008Let’s Drill Our Way to Lower Taxes
by Andrew Moylan, NTU Government Affairs Manager
The Wall Street Journal
August 16, 2008“Gang of 10″ Energy Proposal Fails to Deliver on Domestic Production, Taxpayer Group Says
August 19, 2008Obama’s Tax-and-Spend Energy Plan Revives Failed Carter-Era Energy Policies, Taxpayer Group Says
August 6, 2008Nation’s Largest Taxpayer Group Praises Bush Decision to Lift Offshore Drilling Ban
July 14, 2008NTU runs ads thanking Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski and South Dakota Senator John Thune for voting against new energy taxes and in support of working families
July 2, 2008
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