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Originally Posted by Puckster
The only good news about high oil prices is any talk of raising gasoline taxes is quickly shot down and maybe our extremely intelligent congress will open up our coast lines and mosquito factory in Alaska to oil drilling.
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Ugh. How many times does it have to be pointed out that opening up more areas to drilling will have NO SHORT TERM IMPACT on gasoline prices? Yes, if we open up ANWR, we may be able to realize enough production to curb the price of crude by about $0.50 per barrel... 15 YEARS from now!
Besides, oil companies don't even drill on land that has already been opened up.
http://www.kentucky.com/589/story/443005.html
If you want energy independence, you don't look for ways to enable your habit... look for ways to break it.