The Real Culprit Behind Today’s High Oil Prices

The Real Culprit Behind Today’s High Oil Prices
Gas prices continue their upward climb, bucking oil trends. Jewel Samad/AFP/Getty Images
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Inflation is a tax. … An awful, regressive tax. Meaning, it negatively affects the poor much more than the wealthy.

Bob Byrne
Bob Byrne
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