Now you are going to blame the Republicans for Obamacare because a conservative think tank came up with something similar.  They eventually determined that it was unconstitutional and disavowed it.  I believe you do not hate rich people but it is a staple of the Democratic Party.   Rich white men to be more specific.

If you know more about the energy business than me, you understand that your cleaver wordplay "...Obama oversaw the biggest boost..." is factually true.  The inference you make is that Obama was responsible.  Very tricky because you also know he had nothing to do with the development (fracking) being done on private property.  This is where all, repeat, all of the new development took place freeing us from foreign oil's control.  Obama not only nixed the Keystone Pipeline and the Dakota pipeline (99.9% complete) he forbade selling exploration and development rights on government lands. 
My conservative craw is very unstuck, free and happy.  Things remain true whether...