Fracking industry does not deserve tax breaks

To the Times:

I am happy to hear that my state representative, Dave Delloso, D-162 of Ridley Park, has pledged to uphold Gov. Wolf’s veto of HB 1100, which would give massive tax breaks to the fracking and plastics industry. We should not subsidize fracking. I am glad Rep. Delloso is putting

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our health, environment, and climate over subsidizing already super- wealthy fossil fuel companies.

HB 1100 is bad for our state budget, as well. Our schools and education, our environment and infrastructure, would lose funding, and healthcare costs increase, if we give giant handouts to the petrochemical

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industry. I hope Rep. Delloso, and all our state legislators, will continue to prioritize our health and environment moving forward, and vote to uphold the governor’s veto of House Bill 1100.

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