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08 Dec 2024

Tucker Visits Russian Grocery

Tucker Carlson visits a modern-day grocery in Russia and finds he can not only purchase everything he needs, but the food and housing accessories cost a fraction of what they typically sell for in American groceries.

Perhaps the new Trump-Vance administration can attempt to uncover why everything it so outrageously priced in the United States.  Might sound dumb, but it can’t be any dumber than what passed as federal business during the sick Obama-Biden years. Here’s more from The Liberty Daily.

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05 Oct 2022

Myths About Hurricanes

John Stossel says a lot of what the media and politicians tell us about hurricanes is just wrong.

As in the case with Hurricane Ian, which destroyed parts of Florida last week, we are always told that only FEMA can provide relief, that storms are worse because of climate change, that price gouging is evil and that federal flood insurance is necessary, and helps poor people. Stossel reports that little of that is true and until we learn the myths about storms, we’ll make the same costly mistakes again and again. Here’s more.

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22 May 2022

Real Reason For High Gas Prices

Putin, price gouging, excess profit! Politicians blame the wrong things for record gas prices. Says John Stossel, “Politicians say higher prices are caused by corporate greed. Nonsense. Greed is a constant. Companies are always greedy.” He welcomes Ben Lieberman, of the Competitive Enterprise Institute, to discuss the issue.

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06 Feb 2022
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Bad Government, Bad Inflation

While inflation spirals out of control in America, Sen. Elizabeth Warren is content to blame corporate greed. “This is about price gouging,” she says.

Nonsense! Prices change because of supply and demand and inflation results from too much money chasing too few goods. Economist David Henderson tells John Stossel that’s exactly what’s happening with our government. In the last few years, the Federal Reserve has printed more money than ever before and, once inflation starts, it’s hard to stop. Here’s Stossel’s report.

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