Voters in ten states oppose higher taxes on America's oil and natural gas industry by a 2-to-1 margin, according to a new poll released today.
The poll, conducted by Harris Interactive for API in ten states, found that 64 percent of registered voters oppose an increase, including 46 percent of voters who strongly oppose.
Only 27 percent support increasing taxes. The poll was conducted via telephone between July 15 and July 18 among 6,000 registered voters.
"Voters know raising taxes on an industry that provides most of their energy and supports more than 9.2 million jobs would hurt them and damage the economy," said API President and CEO Jack Gerard. "Raising taxes doesn't address their major concern, which is putting people back to work."
Both the administration and some members of Congre... more »
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