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William F. Shughart

Economy Op-ed Salt Lake Tribune William F. Shughart
Op-Ed: Amazon ‘deal’ Undermines Tax Rate Competition
December 17, 2016

The Salt Lake Tribune – News of an executive branch “deal” with Amazon.com is bad news for the online retailer’s Utah customers. Starting Jan. 1, Amazon will collect state and local sales taxes (determined by buyers’ Zip codes) on all orders shipped to Utah addresses and then remit (most of) the revenue to the State Tax Commission.

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Detroit News Environment Michael Jensen Op-ed William F. Shughart
Is This the End of Obama’s EPA Legacy?
December 13, 2016

The Detroit News – As Obama was running for the White House eight years ago, he said that his environmental plan would make electricity rates “skyrocket.” During his time as president, the EPA has loosed a series of regulations that not only lay the groundwork for higher electricity prices but that have cost tens of thousands…

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Economy Op-ed Real Clear Markets William F. Shughart
Economy-Boosting Tax Reform May Finally Be In Sight
November 18, 2016

Real Clear Markets – After a nearly six-week recess, Congress returned this week for a brief lame-duck session to wrap up final legislative items on its plate before adjourning for the year. The top priority will be to pass a government funding bill, although whether to do so through an omnibus spending bill or yet another…

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Detroit News Energy Michael Jensen Op-ed William F. Shughart
Green Dreams Will Hurt the Poor
September 27, 2016

The Detroit News – In the case of the Environmental Protection Agency’s Clean Power Plan and the Department of the Interior’s Stream Protection Rule, low- and middle-income American families will shoulder the heaviest burden because they don’t have the income flexibility to accommodate higher home energy bills.

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Energy Oil Op-ed Real Clear Markets William F. Shughart
Environmentalists’ Questionable Tactics in North Dakota
September 12, 2016

RCE – Anyone who wants low-cost power and a more diversified U.S. energy portfolio should be shocked by recent events on privately owned land near the Standing Rock Sioux reservation in southern North Dakota.

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Energy Inside Sources Michael Jensen Op-ed William F. Shughart
The Burden of Today’s Energy Policies Fall Heaviest on Low-Income Americans
August 3, 2016

Inside Sources – The clean energy mantra is so loud that it often drowns out the feeble cry of energy poverty. Many Americans are finding it more and more difficult to pay their utility bills, yet this important issue is nearly absent from the debate about…

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Economy Inside Sources Megan Hansen Op-ed William F. Shughart
Keeping Minerals in the Ground Keeps Them Out of the Economy
June 8, 2016

Inside Sources – U.S. Department of Interior wants to ban mining on 10 million acres of federal lands in order to protect the habitat of the greater sage grouse. That proposal, if implemented, would withdraw from resource development an area four times larger than Yellowstone National Park.

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Daily Caller Economy Op-ed Political Climate William F. Shughart
Philadelphia’s Proposed Soda Tax Is Government Manipulation
May 12, 2016

Daily Caller – Philadelphia’s City Council held a hearing on the 11th of this month about the embattled soda tax, sometimes also called the grocery tax by its opponents. If passed, the legislation in question would place a three-cent tax on each ounce of non-diet soda, including most sugar-sweetened beverages, such as teas and sports drinks…

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Energy Morning Consult Op-ed William F. Shughart
Bipartisan Energy Bill Gets Second Chance in Senate
April 18, 2016

Morning Consult – In a rapid turn of events, the bipartisan “Energy Policy Modernization Act” went from the legislative dustbin to an upcoming Senate floor vote. And not a moment too soon considering the unexpectedly rocky road the bill embarked on since it was first introduced…

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Energy Jacob Fishbeck Morning Consult Oil Op-ed William F. Shughart
Obama Gas Tax is Poorly Timed
April 5, 2016

Morning Consult – Early last month, President Obama called for a $10-per-barrel tax on crude oil, the revenues of which would fund transportation programs aimed at reducing greenhouse gases. Oil companies will shift these taxes on to customers as much…

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American Thinker Energy Natural Gas Oil Op-ed William F. Shughart
Obama’s energy doctrine is proving disastrous
April 2, 2016

American Thinker – Senior Fellow William Shughart discusses President Obama’s energy doctrine…

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Deseret News Energy Oil Op-ed William F. Shughart
Next president must embrace brave new world of oil and gas
October 27, 2015

Deseret News – Strata senior fellow William Shughart why President Obama needs to consider the shale revolution and the impact on making oil and gas cheap…

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Inside Sources Natural Gas Oil Op-ed William F. Shughart
Thank the Shale Revolution for Revitalizing U.S. Manufacturing
August 18, 2015

Inside Sources – Strata senior fellow William F. Shuggart II writes about how the shale revolution is revitalizing America’s manufacturing industry…

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Coal Energy Op-ed Standard Examiner William F. Shughart
President Obama’s absurd war on coal
June 16, 2015

Standard Examiner – The Obama Administration is falling all over itself to find new and inventive ways to kill the U.S. coal industry. New rules aimed at discouraging coal mining as well as coal-fired electricity generation — both of which are essential to Utah’s economic well-being…

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Energy Op-ed Roll Call William F. Shughart
Energy Export Restrictions Keep Production in the Past
December 17, 2014

Roll Call – Over the past several years the United States has achieved an energy turnaround that few experts could have anticipated. Led almost singlehandedly by improvements in shale production, the country has transitioned from a position of foreign dependence to…

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