Economics

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    An Easy Solution to High Gas Prices — And Why Americans Are Being Gouged

    There is an incredibly simple solution to high gas prices in America, yet the political establishment refuses to seriously discuss it. Why? Because too many powerful interests profit from the status quo. The solution is simple: American oil sold at American prices to American refineries. The United States is not an oil-poor nation. Quite the opposite. America is one of the largest oil producers on Earth and a surplus producer that exports massive quantities of crude onto the global market. Yet despite producing our own energy, Americans are forced to buy gasoline as if every barrel came from overseas scarcity.…