President Joe Biden on Wednesday reiterated his call to end tax breaks for fossil fuel companies, a policy proposal that would remove incentives for U.S. oil firms to boost production at a time when gas prices in the United States have soared to seven-year highs and are projected to continue their skyward climb. Speaking at McHenry County College in Crystal Lake, Illinois, near Chicago, Biden said, “If we end tax breaks for fossil fuels and make polluters pay to clean up the messes they have made, that would raise $90 billion.” “I’m not asking them to do anything that is unfair. Just not going to subsidize them anymore,” he added. Biden appeared to be referencing provisions in his $6 billion budget proposal for fiscal year 2022 (pdf), which seeks to repeal 13 different credits, deductions, and other special measures that are targeted towards encouraging oil, gas, and coal production. “These oil, …