Jeffrey Mazzella from the Springfield News-Leader.com penned a great op-ed about Claire McCaskill’s war on the free market, which includes these tidbits:
A study by Louisiana State University economist Joseph Mason predicts such a tax hike would cost Missouri $1.4 billion in economic output. Furthermore, the Congressional Research Service found that the new taxes would have the effect of "increasing prices and increasing our foreign oil dependence."
Her attacks on oil and gas companies are making the coal industry wary, which is a big deal for a senator from the 12th largest coal producing state in the nation. Missouri also is home to 7,535 manufacturing firms, which provide livelihoods for over 300,000 workers who benefit from the same category of tax deductions.
Read the full article here.
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