Don?t stifle U.S. energy production

September 26, 2013 at 10:21 am

To the editor:

The current administration in Washington, D.C., does not have a revenue problem, it has a spending problem. Yet they are proposing even more taxes on American energy companies to generate more revenue for the federal government, while sending billions of dollars overseas to meet our energy demands.

The energy industry in the United States has experienced a resurgence in the past decade. Oil and natural gas productions are at all time highs and leading the charge for an energy secure America.? President Obama?s tax increases will surely slow this progress and possibly reverse a trend of job and revenue growth in the energy sector.

It is time for America to rely on our own resources and get behind an industry that will lead the way in maintaining U.S. leadership. We need to only look at North Dakota to see a prime example of what happens in the energy industry when government simply gets out of the way. Government needs to start looking for ways to cut spending, lower energy costs for Americans, and invest in our national security. Not placing more barriers in front of our energy companies would be a good solution.

John Dyke
Eagan

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