No! Don't you know that's probably all Brad Henry's fault... better yet, it's Obama's fault. I'm sure if he wasn't in office Oklahoma would be much better off!!
Damn Donkeys
Yes but the oil and gas Oklahoma has won't do any good if the state had burdensome regulations and heavy taxes and choking environmental rules. No one would want to mess with it. It also takes a pro-business atitude, and low taxes to draw in companies and develope the natural resources. If Oklahoma became a state like Michigan no one would want to mess or invest in anything in the state it just would not be worth the cost and hassle. Michigan has alot of natural resurces and great waterways for shipping, but the state has choking taxes and regulations that kill companies who want to invest and develope it.
I love when people use this excuse as well. Everything should just be a free for all... I mean the wild west days in modern times is the way to go. A civilized society has rules, republican's make just as many as democrats. Government is government, and there is no such this as "small government" either.
The regulation in the United States aren't any worse than any other modern society that surrounds us either. Take Canada for example. People around here freak, and say we are about to send a ton of oil to the Commie's (China) because Obama denied the pipeline. The proposed pipeline from Alberta to British Columbia would under go 10 times the amount of scrutiny it will here, that's the whole reason they didn't do it in the first place. If you think the people in California are tree huggers, try spending some time in and around Vancouver. Do you really think Canada wouldn't sell us out if the Chinese were going to pay them more, and it was just as easy to ship it to them? No.
This over regulation of the Oil and Gas industry is all BS! Republican's pockets are just lined with their companies money, and they tell people that Democrats are just trying to kill jobs when they know they aren't really going to critically analyze this situation and realize our country isn't going to implode because we don't bend over and hold our ankles for the Oil and Gas companies. We need some sort of regulation in order for people to be able to drink their well water, or for our city to not have contaminated water more than it already is.