Robert Karl Merting

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The Path to Lower Gas Prices: Free Trade

01/12/2006 Robert Karl Merting

Jeffrey Tucker interviews Robert Karl Mertin at the Mises Institute, Auburn, Alabama, January 11, 2006.

The Path to Lower Gas Prices: Free Trade

01/12/2006 Mises Daily Robert Karl Merting

There are many reason the price of gas is higher than it otherwise would be in a pure market setting. But one reason has received virtually no attention. Gas imports are taxed more highly than oil...

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