The Economic Destruction of Trump’s War Goes Far Beyond High Gas Prices

About this episode

The episode discusses the broader economic consequences of Trump's war, highlighting its impact on energy prices and critical industries.

This war is not just making energy more expensive, it’s knocking out the higher order goods the global structure of production depends on. This has already locked in dangerous shortages in critical industries like healthcare, food production, and much more. Read the article here: https://mises.org/mises-wire/economic-destruction-trumps-war-goes-far-beyond-high-gas-prices Be sure to follow the Guns and Butter podcast at https://Mises.org/GB

People in this episode

Host: Connor O'Keeffe

Topics covered

• economic impact
• energy prices
• global production
• healthcare shortages
• food production
• political commentary

Keywords

• economic destruction
• high gas prices
• energy costs
• global structure of production
• shortages
• healthcare
• food production

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Organizations: Mises

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