http://bismarckndblog.com/2008/05/13/north-dakota-has-a-record-balance-in-treasury/ Life in the Bismarck area, as well as the North Dakota lifestyle, upcoming news, agriculture and the ever-popular renewable energy industry. Wed, 08 Oct 2008 05:52:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 http://bismarckndblog.com/2008/05/13/north-dakota-has-a-record-balance-in-treasury/#comment-3136 Bandon Wed, 14 May 2008 13:32:05 +0000 http://bismarckndblog.com/2008/05/13/north-dakota-has-a-record-balance-in-treasury/#comment-3136 Let's get real...Things like ethanol and wind farms have ZERO impact on this budget surplus. They contribute a net-nothing (likely negative considering subsidies) to the surplus... The state, to my knowledge, doesn't collect any production or extraction tax revenues from industries like ethanol or wind... Old-fashioned black gold is by far the biggest driver of this surplus... Let’s get real…Things like ethanol and wind farms have ZERO impact on this budget surplus. They contribute a net-nothing (likely negative considering subsidies) to the surplus… The state, to my knowledge, doesn’t collect any production or extraction tax revenues from industries like ethanol or wind… Old-fashioned black gold is by far the biggest driver of this surplus…

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