Tax Breaks and Gas Prices

Bob discusses President Obama’s proposal to deal with high gas prices by removing tax breaks for oil companies.

Tradeoffs

Oil Speculators and Iran

Bob explains how successful oil speculators actually perform a useful social function.

Unintended Consequences

Bob discusses tradeoffs, using his low production values and Sandra Fluke’s testimony as examples.

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Robert Murphy

Robert Murphy is an adjunct scholar of the Mises Institute, where he teaches at the Mises Academy. He runs the blog Free Advice and is the author of The Politically Incorrect Guide to Capitalism, the Study Guide to “Man, Economy, and State with Power and Market”, the “Human Action” Study Guide, The Politically Incorrect Guide to the Great Depression and the New Deal and his newest book, Lessons for the Young Economist.

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