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Ep. 129: Gasoline Prices Should Rise, Even If US Is Oil Self-Sufficient
Description
A popular objection on social media states that the US only gets 2% of its crude oil via the Persian Gulf, and so therefore the conflict in Iran shouldn't affect prices at the pump for Americans. Murphy explains the various problems with this argument.
Related:
- https://www.econlib.org/library/Columns/y2008/Murphyoil.html
- https://mises.org/mises-daily/social-function-call-and-put-options
- https://journal.apee.org/ARTICLES_2018_Journal_of_Private_Enterprise_Vol_33_No_1_Spring_parte5
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