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Superbelt, there's a major problem though with your idea. 40% are within 8 hours of D.C. via rail travel I assume.
You raise gas prices and a good portion and a very, VERY, large amount of the central states is just screwed. It isn't practical to build a rail system in Wisconsin, while for some school children it's a 30 minute drive to school. So, take the bus? Ok, meanwhile that person can't take a job. They can't take a cab everyday to work. They are royally screwed.
So, have the prices high in the east and low everywhere but the Pacific coast? Then ever small town in New England can be in trouble.
When you live in the middle of no-where, gas gets used up pretty quickly. You're talking about quarentining most people in small towns across America to their town.
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