What Freedom Costs When Government Sets Prices - with Bob McEwen

About this episode

The episode discusses the complexities of gas prices and the global commodities market with former Congressman Bob McEwen.

Gas prices spike and the first instinct is to blame “greedy oil companies,” but that explanation falls apart once you follow the math of a global commodities market. We sit down with former Congressman Bob McEwen to untangle a listener’s question: if America has so much oil, why do Americans still feel the pain at the pump? The answer runs straight through supply and demand, worldwide buyers, disruptions in major producers, and the reality that prices are signals, not slogans. From there, we...

People in this episode

Hosts: Tim Barton, David Barton, Rick Green

Guest: Bob McEwen

Topics covered

• gas prices
• global commodities market
• supply and demand
• oil production
• economic signals

Keywords

• gas prices
• oil
• supply and demand
• global market
• economic signals

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: WallBuilders, oil companies

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