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by __s 2179 days ago
Why not put heavy tariffs against those sources of oil? Voter resentment?

Always neat seeing how much cheaper gas costs in the US compared to Canada, meanwhile the rhetoric would cause you to think otherwise

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It would crush the economy. Everything still runs on oil except the fraction of Teslas out there. Not to mention everything made of plastic and other oil derivatives.
No.

Most stuff runs on electricity.

60% or more is generated by oil + gas.