[MinnesotaLibertarian]

I obviously wasn’t speaking literally. My point is that drilling will be expensive and largely ineffective.

To answer your question, I expect the value of my house to raise, which is another plus. Taxes, on the other hand, should go down, because there the tax base will increase more than the expenses of running the same level of government service.

[ClearCase_guy]

Taxes, on the other hand, should go down, because there the tax base will increase more than the expenses of running the same level of government service.

You say this as a Libertarian?

[tsmith130]

How do you expect the “same level of government services” when there’s an influx of people?

[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

My point is that drilling will be expensive and largely ineffective.

You're simply wrong and myopic on this topic.