Actually, there is no need to drill there, it's too limited of a supply to ignore the dangerous environmental effects that drilling will have there. Superbelt, your plan to quadruple gas prices wouldn't hurt the "single rich people who drive Escalades, Ferraris and the like" why? because they are single RICH people, they will be willing to pay high gas prices to drive their toys. However, you will be hurting the working class guys who need to drive trucks to do their work (i.e. Silverados, F-150s, and the like that only get around 12-13 mpg). Granted the new engines will be more fuel efficient, but, they're not available for the consumer right now, taxing such trucks would be so unpopular that it probably wouldn't even get passed.
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