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West Virginia

Panich52

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2. Also 1 reason PA's Corbett booted out

Reply to Frustratedlady (Reply #1)

Tue Jan 27, 2015, 07:29 PM

Jan 2015

Instead of making frackers pay f/ road upkeep, he raised gas tax, PennDOT & other fees. A lot of fracking trucks aren't lic in PA so only gas tax affected them.

It's also why Walmart had to sue to get stores in all 50 states. (Think it was Vermont that didn't want 'big box' stores & plazas.)On claims of jobs, improved economy they get tax breaks from local govt who then has to upgrade sewers, roads, etc. Oh, and tap in to social, network funds because of store's low wages.

BTW, agree completely on your proper interpretation of 'you didn't build that.'

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Frackers need to pay for WV roads they damage [View all] Panich52 Jan 2015 OP

This is a good example of what Elizabeth Warren and Obama were referring to... Frustratedlady Jan 2015 #1

Also 1 reason PA's Corbett booted out Panich52 Jan 2015 #2