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Want Cheaper Gas? Lift the U.S. Oil Export Ban
The main objection, judging from the Senate hearing on the issue last week, is that unless the U.S. keeps hoarding its oil, Americans will pay more for gasoline, heating oil and jet fuel (via airline ticket prices).
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As crude oil production surges in the U.S., the question has gained urgency: Should the government lift a 40-year-old ban and allow some of this bounty to be exported?
And the answer is a clear "Yes" -- then the oil business could boom to its full potential, with all the job creation and economic stimulus that entails.