this is only for offshore and doesn't account for other drilling bans or delays put in place by the Obama administration..
I guess we could put those 57,000 jobs in Mitt's column..
The Full Cost of the Drilling Moratorium
The administration’s decision today not to allow offshore drilling in the eastern Gulf of Mexico, the Atlantic and the Pacific in the government’s next five-year drilling plan could result in the loss of tens of thousands of American jobs, billions less in government revenues and an increasing dependence on foreign energy sources.
By 2020, these jobs could have grown nation-wide to more than 57,000
Also by 2020, government could have reached annual revenue collection exceeding $3.8 billion and still rising.
Americans are denied benefits such as these from this valuable economic activity.
I guess we could put those 57,000 jobs in Mitt's column..