Comments on: Sarah Palin, Like the Rest of Us, Isn’t Perfect http://www.delmarvadealings.com/2008/08/12/sarah-palin-like-the-rest-of-us-isnt-perfect/ Political Dealings In and Around the Delmarva Peninsula Thu, 18 Mar 2010 10:01:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: detoxdiet http://www.delmarvadealings.com/2008/08/12/sarah-palin-like-the-rest-of-us-isnt-perfect/comment-page-1/#comment-24763 detoxdiet Fri, 07 Aug 2009 08:13:39 +0000 http://www.delmarvadealings.com/?p=2554#comment-24763 eventhough there are lots of criticisms against Sarah Palin, i still admire her. she also did a lot of things in the area of politics specially in Alaska. eventhough there are lots of criticisms against Sarah Palin, i still admire her. she also did a lot of things in the area of politics specially in Alaska.

]]> By: Ted http://www.delmarvadealings.com/2008/08/12/sarah-palin-like-the-rest-of-us-isnt-perfect/comment-page-1/#comment-4764 Ted Mon, 18 Aug 2008 00:54:22 +0000 http://www.delmarvadealings.com/?p=2554#comment-4764 The Dems and the MSM are salivating for McCain to pick Romney and are utterly terrified of McCain picking Palin! The Dems and the MSM are salivating for McCain to pick Romney and are utterly terrified of McCain picking Palin!

]]> By: sharonwall http://www.delmarvadealings.com/2008/08/12/sarah-palin-like-the-rest-of-us-isnt-perfect/comment-page-1/#comment-4763 sharonwall Wed, 13 Aug 2008 16:36:51 +0000 http://www.delmarvadealings.com/?p=2554#comment-4763 There is a very good justification for this so called "tax", as it's not really a tax. It is Alaska being paid for the oil it owns with a formula on the NET profits the oil sale took in. This is fair because the oil companies don't own the oil on state land. Federal or private leases are not handled this way. . If you personally had land with oil on it, would you think it fair for the oil company to share with you the NET profits the oil got on the open market? Of course. So why would it be any different on oil owned by the people of Alaska? It's in the Alaska constitution. Don't hate on Gov. Palin for doing her job and don't believe all what you read. Big oil already got caught bribing Alaska legislators to get this rate lowered. After the legislators were sent to prison, the legislature and Palin put the rate back to the amount it would have been had the bribes to fix the rate not occurred. These stories right now in the media about this originate from those who want to lower the rate back down. Guess what industry they are in. There is a very good justification for this so called “tax”, as it’s not really a tax. It is Alaska being paid for the oil it owns with a formula on the NET profits the oil sale took in. This is fair because the oil companies don’t own the oil on state land.
Federal or private leases are not handled this way.
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If you personally had land with oil on it, would you think it fair for the oil company to share with you the NET profits the oil got on the open market? Of course. So why would it be any different on oil owned by the people of Alaska?
It’s in the Alaska constitution. Don’t hate on Gov. Palin for doing her job and don’t believe all what you read.
Big oil already got caught bribing Alaska legislators to get this rate lowered. After the legislators were sent to prison, the legislature and Palin put the rate back to the amount it would have been had the bribes to fix the rate not occurred.

These stories right now in the media about this originate from those who want to lower the rate back down. Guess what industry they are in.

]]> By: Cato http://www.delmarvadealings.com/2008/08/12/sarah-palin-like-the-rest-of-us-isnt-perfect/comment-page-1/#comment-4762 Cato Wed, 13 Aug 2008 11:22:59 +0000 http://www.delmarvadealings.com/?p=2554#comment-4762 Shirley - I'm sure that she has some justification for this. What really interested me about this was the fact that it shows how taxes can affect supply. Thanks again for pointing me to this. Shore - It may shock you to find out that I am in (partial) agreement with you on this. I don't know how lease rights are handled in Alaska. I believe that federal leases are auctioned. If state lands are auctioned as well, the tax is a problem. Unlike the US Chamber of Commerce, I am probably more opposed to corporate welfare than you are. As I have noted time and again, I am a true free marketeer. The only problem I have with "reducing subsidies to oil companies and redirect them to alternative energy" is that we are again putting government in the position of choosing winners and losers. There is no doubt that we need to develop alternatives to petroleum. I just don't trust the government to pick those alternatives. Shirley -
I’m sure that she has some justification for this. What really interested me about this was the fact that it shows how taxes can affect supply. Thanks again for pointing me to this.

Shore -
It may shock you to find out that I am in (partial) agreement with you on this. I don’t know how lease rights are handled in Alaska. I believe that federal leases are auctioned. If state lands are auctioned as well, the tax is a problem.

Unlike the US Chamber of Commerce, I am probably more opposed to corporate welfare than you are. As I have noted time and again, I am a true free marketeer. The only problem I have with “reducing subsidies to oil companies and redirect them to alternative energy” is that we are again putting government in the position of choosing winners and losers.

There is no doubt that we need to develop alternatives to petroleum. I just don’t trust the government to pick those alternatives.

]]> By: ShoreThings http://www.delmarvadealings.com/2008/08/12/sarah-palin-like-the-rest-of-us-isnt-perfect/comment-page-1/#comment-4761 ShoreThings Wed, 13 Aug 2008 02:20:13 +0000 http://www.delmarvadealings.com/?p=2554#comment-4761 Just to clarify, the tax put through by Palin applies to state owned land only. I don't agree with additional taxes on oil companies, since their business is a high volume low margin model. I do think that the more appropriate thing to do would be to reduce subsidies to oil companies and redirect them to alternative energy. Just to clarify, the tax put through by Palin applies to state owned land only. I don’t agree with additional taxes on oil companies, since their business is a high volume low margin model. I do think that the more appropriate thing to do would be to reduce subsidies to oil companies and redirect them to alternative energy.

]]> By: Shirley http://www.delmarvadealings.com/2008/08/12/sarah-palin-like-the-rest-of-us-isnt-perfect/comment-page-1/#comment-4760 Shirley Tue, 12 Aug 2008 22:28:56 +0000 http://www.delmarvadealings.com/?p=2554#comment-4760 I was really disappointed with this, as I am (was?) a big fan of Palin. I haven't seen any response from her, and not knowing the ins and outs of Alaska politics I am wondering if she has some justification, or if there were things going on that we just don't know about that resulted in this policy. I still have great hopes for her in the future. I was really disappointed with this, as I am (was?) a big fan of Palin. I haven’t seen any response from her, and not knowing the ins and outs of Alaska politics I am wondering if she has some justification, or if there were things going on that we just don’t know about that resulted in this policy.

I still have great hopes for her in the future.

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